Daily Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 14:9, “For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”
God wants us to keep coming forward and enjoy the grace that is ours.
For this to happen, He gave us a new point of reference.
Our point of reference is no longer ourself.
It is Him.
Romans 14:7-8 tells us, “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”
Then verse 9 tells us why Christ died and rose and lived again–“that He might be Lord”–the Boss–“of both the dead and the living.”
So live to the Boss.
Live to the Lord.
He died and rose again, not merely to become a ticket in our pocket for us to go to heaven when we die.
He died and rose again to be Lord.
This means we live now to Christ.
He is our point of reference.
We no longer live to ourself.
We never refer back to ourself.
Our whole source has changed, from ourself to Him.
He is bringing us back to what He intended in the garden of Eden with the tree of life–that He would be our source.
Our relationship with ourself is Christ.
This kind of understanding will come progressively in our experience.
As our mind is renewed by the Spirit and by the Word, a consciousness of life will begin to permeate every area of our living.
We will start linking the Word with our experiences.
Until Tomorrow,
With a Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
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TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
The Roberts/Moody Family
Bill Lawhead – Home
Brandon Black
Brandon’s Grandmother
Burnette/Pariollo Families In Passing Of Nephew
Darlene Wiggins Mom
Hanna Hall – Pray For Grace
Jeanie & Joanie’s Mom
Jeanie Acord – Covid
John Parillo’s Sister – Elaine
Joe Johnson – Recovering
Marynell Ford – Pray For Guidance
Philip, Scarlett, & Jackson Byrd – Improving
Amy Garner’s Mother
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Barbara Shed’s Family
Bill Moody
Charlie Sessom –Waiting
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Colonel Smith
Denise Stubbs – Kim Allison’s Mom
Doug Fritzel
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
James Garner’s G’Son
Joyceann – James Garner’s Daughter
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Lynn – Nancy Brown’s Daughter
Mary Sims
Michael Stanley
Nancy Brown’s G’Daughter
Nora Allison – Dustin’s Mom
Pastor Stucke– Nikki’s Dad
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Lisa’s Cousin
Sharon Blalock
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmons Cousin
Tom Witcher