Ramblings of a Jesus-follower, husband, father, pastor, adjunct professor, writer, and someone who really needs to exercise more
Jeremiah 14:11-12 (NLT): “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not pray for these people anymore. When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.’”
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Romans 7:24-25 (NLT): “Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…”
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Psalm 130:3-4 (NLT): “Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.”
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Psalm 119:11 (NLT): “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
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John 11:33 (NLT): “When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.”
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We are hard-wired to feel guilt when we do something wrong. So, we had better learn how to properly respond to guilt so that we can experience forgiveness and cleansing.
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Repentance will stop up God’s ears so that He cannot and will not listen to our prayers. That’s why we need to be sure to repent quickly and thoroughly when we sin.
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Oftentimes, to overcome temptation, we shouldn’t focus on our willpower. We should prayerfully seek the Lord’s power as we simply strive for obedience to Him.
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While God will not specifically punish us for someone else’s sins, we may experience punishment because we happen to be in the group of someone who sinned.
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In some way, the activity of prayer is the one thing we can and must do if we are to overcome the temptations in our life. So, we need to follow Jesus’ instruction and pray.
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