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Luke 10:42  But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

Have you ever been so busy that the time you desire to spend in prayer or reading the word just slips by? 

We get caught up with work, errands, household chores.  There is a myriad of things that can come our way, and before we know it,  time has slipped from our hands.

I noticed this way back when I was getting serious regarding the ministry.  I had to decide what needed to be changed in my life to have my time with the Lord.  I had become a Martha, always doing and preparing, but Mary in  me  had seem so far.

It was then that I made a commitment to spend a certain time of day in prayer and reading of the word.  When I made that commitment, things changed for me.   It was then that the Lord began to speak to me, not that He never did before, but it was more of a closeness that I was experiencing, a refreshing  that I was receiving from  Him.

After doing this for a short time, it became part of me.  The Martha in me slipped away, and I became more of a Mary. 

Having trouble finding that time to slip away and having your quiet time with the Lord?  Make a commitment.  It does not matter how long you spend in prayer, but once you do you will see the Mary in you choosing the good part.

Yvette :: Apr.19.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 2 Comments »

Hebrews 8:10 -12  “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
 ”None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all shall know Me, from the east of them to the greatest of them. “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”(NKJ)

In reading Destined to Reign by Joseph Prince, Prince has an awesome way of teaching grace.

He mentions that we are redeemed from the law, something  I already knew.  But for some odd reason I was always hard on myself.  I now understand that I was under condemnation.  I would base my ministry if I was ready, if I had prayed enough, if I did not sin that often. Often times I would think that I was not worthy to be used in His kingdom.

I had believed a lie.

This  early chapter in  the book cleared the air for me.   You see, it does not matter what our past was. It does not matter if we failed, or if we failed others.    We could always hang on to the past, but Jesus blood continually cleanses us from all unrighteousness.  God no longer remembers our sin, because Jesus bore our sins on the cross.  If God does not remember our sins or failures, then why should we?

We sometimes think that because we sinned, God is angry. The truth is, our God is not an angry God.  That was true for the old covenant, but we are now living in a new covenant, which is the covenant of grace.  As Prince explains so clearly, grace has a name. That name being Jesus Christ. 

Discard condemnation today just as I did, and see yourself as a worthy vessel, shining the light of Jesus in all you do.

Yvette :: Apr.17.2008 :: Christianity, Devotionals, Inspiration :: 3 Comments »