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Then Mordecai asked them to return this answer to Esther: "Don't think to yourself that you will escape in the king's house any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Who... -
In the same hour, the fingers of a man's hand came out and wrote near the lamp stand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. The king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king's face was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened, and ...
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One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!" But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this ma...
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Crowing Roosters
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After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, 'You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.' But he began to curse, and to swear, 'I don't know this man of whom you speak!' The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, 'Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.' When he thought about that, he wept. Mark 14:70 WEB
After walking closely with the Lord Jesus for over three years, Peter denied that he even knew Jesus three times in one night. Earlier that evening, Jesus had even told Peter this would happen, but he would not hear it. As Peter lied to the people in fear, Jesus looked right at him (Luke 22:61) and Peter went out and wept bitterly.
Looking back over the mistakes in his life, Peter probably regretted this moment above them all. He was one of the closest companions of Jesus and part of the inner circle. Now he had denied that he even knew Jesus three times. But his story does not end there. Peter got up, and followed the Lord again and his greatest days happened after this incident. He could not change the past, but he would make the best of his future.
Everyone falls, but not everyone gets back up. The Lord knew what Peter was going to do and He told him about it before it happened. Jesus loved him anyway. The Lord knows our weaknesses and our frailties. He knows that we will fail sometimes. It is important that you get back up. Though the righteous may fall seven times, they rise again (Proverbs 24:16).
When you stumble, tell God you are sorry and try it again. Do not give up. Do not throw in the towel. We all fall down. Be the one who gets up and fulfill the Lord's plan for your life. Do it now. No one can change the past, and fortunately His plan for you is not behind you, it is always ahead of you. Stop looking behind you at the things that you cannot change, and begin to make the best of what is left, like Peter did.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please lead me into all that you have for me. Help me become the one that you want me to be. Draw my focus away from my past, and toward you, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, please lead me into all that you have for me. Help me become the one that you want me to be. Draw my focus away from my past, and toward you, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen! I have fallen so many times and probably fail God daily... Thanking him for his grace and mercy each day to try again! Thank you Pastor! God bless
Amen, Dianna, joining in your prayer <3!
Amen! God knew we would fail and that is why He gave us His Holy Spirit. We cannot do anything well without the Holy Spirit. We must live in the day and not in the past. We must not worry about tomorrow but only today. The things we do today are important. Have we had Bible study? Have we prayed and thanked God for the gift of another day. Have we asked Him to lead us through this day? This is what matters, not the past, unless there is unrepented sin.
Amen, Carol <3!
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Yes Lord Jesus, amen.
thank you father for forgiving me and giveing me a new day hallelujah amen
Thank you Father for wiping the slate clean and giving me a new day to accomplish the works you have for me! May I be worthy to kneel before you when I see you and Jesus in full Glory!! Amen!!
Amen.
Thanks Be To G O D . . . . . .
I think this message was specifically for me. I was so distraught with myself...and then the light shines through the darkness and took away my self loathing with this devotional. Thank you past of Dion, for listening to God's direction, which was written without knowing the specifics of my own circumstance, yet this message has paralleled the conviction and guilt in my heart. Thank you for that taste of hope, which has lifted me.
A word from the Holy Spirit is timeless. That is why the Bible, the inspired Word of God speaks to us like a living book. Thank you for reading!
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Amen/ Thank you for the word!
"For a saint is just a sinner who fell down,
and got up..." ~ Donnie McClurkin
Spoken with wisdom n well said.
Thank you so much for this, Pastor Dion! This is something I really need to hear!
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Your mercy is always new in the morning. ALMIGHTY FATHER thankyou for forgiving me when I fail you. Thank you for lifting me up and HOLY SPIRIT please be with my son and me and in us and help us to discern all the plans you have for us. For thy will be done ALMIGHTY FATHER. Me and my son will always love you, trust you, and praise you with all our hearts. We will glorify you HOLY NAME forever more. Thank you so much for loving us unconditionally. In the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST I pray. Amen
Thank you, Lord for your love, merch & forgiveness!
Amen!! Thank you Pastor Dion for todays devotion. I prayed you prayer and I claim it over me in Jesus, name. Amen. <3
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please lead me into all that you have for me. Help me become the one that you want me to be. Draw my focus away from my past, and toward you, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.Amen and Amen!
Amen! Draw my focus away from my past, and toward you, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen.
Amen!
Amen. Praise God! Thank you Pastor Todd! Heavenly Father, please lead me into all that you have for me. Help me become the one that you want me to be. Draw my focus away from my past, and toward you, in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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This touched my heart Pastor Dion.Thank you..... Heavenly Father, please lead me into all that you have for me. Help me become the one that you want me to be. Draw my focus away from my past and toward you, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Amen.