Good Morning,
The theme for this writing is to know and follow the truth of God that all is forgiven within our misdeeds. When we repent these memories are put by God into the "sea of forgetfulness and He remembers them no more. As humans we live in a rancid environment of guilt that drown in. UNLESS, we know how God looks at things and how He forgets things if we have repented of them. Still out feelings of guilt are something of which we seem unable to let go. How dare we hang on when God has already forgotten our misdeeds. Here is a quote from this writing, " I already have the gift of Him plus His forgiveness, and I will never lose it. He has made me a pearl of great price, His child, His chosen, and His beloved.
So have all of you. Embrace His gift of forgiveness. Become a fairy tale princess and "live happily ever after!!
Corinne
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Today's Devotional
"Believe Me It Is Forgotten"
Written by
Corinne Mustafa
and believes Him who sent Me
has eternal life and will not be judged
but has crossed over from death to life.”
John 5:24 (NIV)
When I read this scripture, I thought, “Really, God?
Is this the scripture you wanted me to hear? I know this and believe it.’ He answered, “I know you do. Still, sometimes it seems as if you release a helium balloon to rise with the guilt you are repenting of when all of a sudden just as the string goes almost out of reach you jump up and grab it and bring the balloon back down to yourself. Please read the last two phrases of the scripture I have given you.”
I read the whole thing again not just the last two phrases…always anal and a bit self-willed. I told myself that I wanted perfect understanding of what I was expected to learn, and therefore I felt that I needed reread it a few times. I suddenly noticed that He was silent…no more still soft voice in my ear. He waited for me to get around to doing as He had asked. Finally, after several readings I got down to the task at hand. Later when I thought about this whole episode,
I imagined God laughing, perhaps banging his head on a cloud, and saying, “Thank ME, she finally is following my request!” (After all He could not say “Thank God.” You get my drift.)
Those who believe and hear His word will have…
“eternal life and will not be judged.
Wow!!! That was easy.
I will live forever in God’s presence because I said,
“I do,” to the marriage proposal of my
I will live forever in God’s presence because I said,
“I do,” to the marriage proposal of my
Divine Groom.
Those who believe and hears His word
“will not be judged” because she has
already “has crossed over from death to life”
already “has crossed over from death to life”
“You are trying to remind me that You have already sealed my future. I knew that, Lord.”
“Yes, my child I know you know it. But sometimes you think that you need to keep talking to Me about guilt that I do not even remember. Trust me; it is in the sea of forgetfulness.”
I received this scripture, not because God wanted me to relax and do as I please, there were still things that were important for me to do…not to earn but to show Him my love. I already have the gift of Him plus His forgiveness, and I will never lose it. He has made me a pearl of great price, His child, His chosen, and His beloved.
I need to let go of guilt.
I need to live in the gift He gave me.
I must let the balloon string go.
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Here is a song for Thursday
"Sea of Forgetfulness"
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Prayers are lifted up daily you by the Devotional Writers
and the Monthly Writing Staff of Women's Focus Ministries.
Blog Writers:
Jan Andersen, Sandy Billingham, Carol Steficek,
Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward, Karen Bennett,
Bre Miller, Cathy Friberg, and Corinne Mustafa
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Terri Baker, Beverley Napier, Kelly Dobyns
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