RESTORATION TODAY
SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2016
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE GOD WHO FORGIVES.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12.
Jesus gave His followers a pattern for prayer that includes seeking forgiveness every day. The invitation to regular repentance is not a means of renewing our salvation, but rather a maintenance plan for our fellowship with the Lord.
The Lord's substitutionary payment for our transgressions means that we can look forward to an eternity spent in God's presence instead of getting the punishment we deserve. When we trust Jesus as our saviour, our sins are forgiven forever, the stains from our past, present, and future wrongs are wiped from our record. The tendency to sin, however, remains part of the human experience, though its influence decreases the more we're conformed to Christ's image.
With the exception of Jesus Christ, no person is perfect, so while on earth, we will all continue to deal with sin and its consequences. The Lord's admonition to seek daily forgiveness is a reminder to confess our sins and turn away from them because we are forgiven.
God's grace is not a license to sin; instead, it's a reason to continuously pursue righteousness. Bad attitudes, thoughtless actions, and unkind speech do not fit who are as children of God. We're new creatures in Christ; we are bought for a price and set free to lives as partakers of His grace.
ACTION POINT:
Salvation makes a way for us to enter God's presence, while regular confession and repentance keep pathway well maintained and free of obstruction (1 John 1: 9).
SCRIPTURES:
1 John 1: 9
Matthew 6: 9 ? 13.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, forgive me my trespasses in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, deliver me from sin in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, feed me with the bread of life in the name Jesus.
4. Lord, restore me to You in full in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
1 Chronicle 8, 9
Ezekiel 11
John 3: 22 - 33.
SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2016
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE GOD WHO FORGIVES.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12.
Jesus gave His followers a pattern for prayer that includes seeking forgiveness every day. The invitation to regular repentance is not a means of renewing our salvation, but rather a maintenance plan for our fellowship with the Lord.
The Lord's substitutionary payment for our transgressions means that we can look forward to an eternity spent in God's presence instead of getting the punishment we deserve. When we trust Jesus as our saviour, our sins are forgiven forever, the stains from our past, present, and future wrongs are wiped from our record. The tendency to sin, however, remains part of the human experience, though its influence decreases the more we're conformed to Christ's image.
With the exception of Jesus Christ, no person is perfect, so while on earth, we will all continue to deal with sin and its consequences. The Lord's admonition to seek daily forgiveness is a reminder to confess our sins and turn away from them because we are forgiven.
God's grace is not a license to sin; instead, it's a reason to continuously pursue righteousness. Bad attitudes, thoughtless actions, and unkind speech do not fit who are as children of God. We're new creatures in Christ; we are bought for a price and set free to lives as partakers of His grace.
ACTION POINT:
Salvation makes a way for us to enter God's presence, while regular confession and repentance keep pathway well maintained and free of obstruction (1 John 1: 9).
SCRIPTURES:
1 John 1: 9
Matthew 6: 9 ? 13.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, forgive me my trespasses in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, deliver me from sin in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, feed me with the bread of life in the name Jesus.
4. Lord, restore me to You in full in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
1 Chronicle 8, 9
Ezekiel 11
John 3: 22 - 33.
0 Comments
If you have further concerns, kindly drop a comment.