March 27
Pray
for grace.
Hallelujah!
He is risen! Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Thank you! You overthrew the reign
of sin and death! You died to pay for all sin, and then you rose from
the grave and vanquished the power of death forever!
We
are free! The heavy yoke that was on our necks is broken! We were
slaves to sin that controlled us, woven into our fallen nature. But
now, believing in what you accomplished by laying down your
perfect life to pay the price for our mistakes, everything has
changed.
“We
were “dead”, wrapped in burial clothes of our own sin; but he
made us alive again together with Christ. It's a free gift, God's
grace that saved you!” Ephesians 2:5 – SPS.
Now
there is only one choice. We can either believe in you and receive
grace! Or, we can die trying (and always failing) to live as perfectly
as you, as if we might earn our own way – but even trying to earn what
you've already given us leads away from you, forever.
O
Lord, you opened the tomb! You weren't trapped by it, but we were.
Open
our eyes if we haven't seen and received this wonderful gift.
Open
our hearts so your love will flow out through our hands in loving
kindness toward others, so they might hunger to know you.
Open
our mouths to explain your goodness, so your grace will abound in the
earth.
In
Jesus' precious name, amen.
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