AFFIRM
I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy. Psalm 123:1-2
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RUMINATE
Mark
15: 25-26 (KJV)
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
REFLECT
The answer was decisive: God cannot forgive sin unless there is the red seal of His own blood stamped on that forgiveness. He can offer forgiveness only in a nail-pierced Hand. The Heart that forgives the brokenhearted must first be broken. Only out of that brokenness can wholeness come. Love substitutes itself, that the loved one be freed. . . The cross is the uncovering of the realism of love. E. Stanley Jones
DECLARE
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. 1 Corinthians 15:50-52
59. Take a group to eat at a restaurant and have every one leave a 50% tip for the waiter/waitress who is spending their night serving you dinner instead of taking their children out or studying for their exam in the morning.
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