Take this day to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.
—Romans 6:4
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23 thoughts on "Grace Day"
what a beautiful beautiful verse of the day ! ✞
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Good morning She’s……I’m catching up I was on vacation for the week with family. He will guide us to His holy dwelling. Trust and believe that our Lord provides in our wilderness!
Good morning She’s……I’m catching up I was on vacation for the week with family.
Amen
The right timing and you have comfort in that too. It will be well worth the wait!
@nicole myself out there because I do feel so defeated. Praying God knows
@nicola I am praying for you! I am in the exact same boat right now! I have watched countless friends effortlessly find their husbands/ boyfriends. It can be so hard and feels defeating at times. I have found it is hard to put myslef
Rhonda J, I was wondering where they were as well.
Thank you Carol for posting the Message version of Romans 6. I was struck too, a whole new level of meaning, translation is such a powerful tool of communication isn’t it. “Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and no one to thank”- a lovely quote by Christina Rossetti I thought of today and like to share. Be blessed dear sisters.
I absolutely love this! I pray you all have a a safe and healthy weekend! My children are in a wedding this weekend. They will be 3 in October, I pray they behave and walk down the aisle as (at least halfway) expected too. Either way we will enjoy the union of 2 beautiful souls!
The newness of life in Jesus (Romans 6:4) has dramatically altered the sounds and sights of the world to me. The music I once played is old and sour. The lyrics I once knew so well are now confusing and foreign to my heart. I “sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a jubilant shout” (Psalm 33:3). “… He put a new song in my mouth…” (Psalm 40:3). In some ways the process was slow, this new way of living to take hold I mean. But, I realize now that I was hindering my own rebirth. I was clinging to the darkness of the birth canal. Like the Israelites longing to return to Egypt. Bondage is what they knew, even though freedom is what they needed to be who God created them to be. Once I let go of my hold on what was familiar, my vision cleared and I could truly read what God had written on my heart. “Forgiven”. “You are Mine”. I belong to the Creator of all things. “Born from above” (John 3:7- March 7 is really my birthday, I just realized this as I typed…cool!). Blessed assurance. I feel an inward joy that the world could never give nor take away. “By the ear’s hearing I heard of You, but now my eye has seen You” (Job 42:5). My heart of stone was buried with sin, dead in darkness. Then the arms of grace entered the gates of hell to bring me back with His life. Reborn as a child of God and growing up in Christ Jesus. With an incorruptible Seed I learn and grow in His daily grace and knowledge. “Ye now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you” (John 16:22). In the wilderness, God provides all that I need. He is all I need. Blessing upon blessing is poured out upon my heart and soul, and I can walk freely and lightly with Him. Selah. Maranatha. Amen.
@ Nicola, YOU GOT IT!!
I know the feeling, it’s so hard to wait on God’s timing and wonder if it will ever happen! (except I was making bad decisions trying to make it happen! a no no! ) Try to occupy your time by serving or doing something for yourself (that most likely you won’t have time for later!) or connecting with family and friends! You are growing in the wait even though it’s hard to see! I liked to pray and journal. Then you will look back and see your answered prayers! :) I was coming off of a divorce and having a 2 years old, so it was a very hard struggle having my dream destroyed instantly. But of course looking back God lead the way and I met my husband 15 years ago and just had our 12-year anniversary, and he is the perfect husband for me, I’m so blessed. (The singleness, waiting and begging for my husband was 5 years). Prayers for you! :)
Could I please ask for prayer, I’m really struggling with my singleness and feeling broken this week
Sending blessings and hugs sisters, from vacation in WY.
Wait! Where is Kelly (NEO)?!! lol
Also, @Victoria E, really miss you, and pray you are having a wonderful and blessed time with your son! Your son is already 6 months I believe, crazy!
I had the most blessed experience last night praying for someone at our weekly homeless meal. God is working in me and I am in awe! He is so loving and patient, growing us when we don’t even know it over time! It’s so hard to WAIT to see where He is taking us, But God, that’s our phrase (which is in the bible we might forget!) He will keep sanctifying us and bring use us to build His kingdom. These homeless and hungry people that we serve are stuck in such a hopeless situation, but there is hope, and I pray that somehow a miracle will come for each of them, I’m not sure how, but I’m going to believe for it! Until then, every Friday night I’m going to greet them with a smile, encourage them, SEE them, love them, hug and high 5 them. Please say a quick prayer for that vision if you don’t mind, specifically for my church group that participates in this project.
Have a great Wkd She’s!
CAROL M – Thank you for sharing this! So much truth in these verses for me. So glad I turned my life over to God.
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Good morning She’s. I hope everyone has a good day, with joy and peace.
Good morning, Shes… Catching up on yesterday’s reading and comments.
Thank you @Charlie for sharing your story and encouragement the other day. I have been praying a lot and believing God to remove fear that comes.
@Searching- thankful that man was dealt with by the police and you are safe, too :)
Thank you everyone <3
I had an emotional week. The Lord is revealing some character changes He is making in my wilderness or life in general, too. It is hard but good & necessary refinement. I remember today that His mercy is new. I don't dwell on my past mistakes. Reading about the daily bread (manna) and about faith for that daily reminds me God gives us a fresh start. He asks us to take it a day at a time. To be present with Him in today's work. May I do so.
Amen
We died with Him & are now raised with Him! We have new life!
I decided to read Romans 6 in “The Message”… I couldn’t help but be struck by these verses… At first I was thinking of how they apply to today’s world… then individual people that I’m praying for, came to mind…AND, last, but not least… I saw myself… still battling my sinful nature… Oh, Jesus I need you… Thank you for setting me free from the law of sin and death, and raising me to new Life in You!
“19 I’m using this freedom language because it’s easy to picture. You can readily recall, can’t you, how at one time the more you did just what you felt like doing—not caring about others, not caring about God—the worse your life became and the less freedom you had? And how much different is it now as you live in God’s freedom, your lives healed and expansive in holiness?
20–21 As long as you did what you felt like doing, ignoring God, you didn’t have to bother with right thinking or right living, or right anything for that matter. But do you call that a free life? What did you get out of it? Nothing you’re proud of now. Where did it get you? A dead end.
22–23 But now that you’ve found you don’t have to listen to sin tell you what to do, and have discovered the delight of listening to God telling you, what a surprise! A whole, healed, put-together life right now, with more and more of life on the way! Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension is death. But God’s gift is real life, eternal life, delivered by Jesus, our Master.”