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Morning Mist Bible in a Year: Hosea 5–8 Revelation 2 I have swept away your offenses . . . like the morning mist. Isaiah 44:22 Today's Scripture & Insight: Isaiah 44:9–11, 21–23 One morning I visited a pond near my house. I sat on an overturned boat, thinking and watching a gentle west wind chase a layer of mist across the water’s surface. Wisps of fog circled and swirled. Mini “tornadoes” rose up and then exhausted themselves. Before long, the sunlight cut through the clouds and the mist disappeared. This scene comforted me because I connected it with a verse I’d just read: “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist” (Isaiah 44:22). I visited the place hoping to distract myself from a series of sinful thoughts I’d been preoccupied with for days. Although I was confessing them, I began to wonder if God would forgive me when I repeated the same sin. That morning, I knew the answer was yes. Through His prophet Isaiah, God showed grace to the Israelites when they struggled with the ongoing problem of idol worship. Although He told them to stop chasing false gods, God also invited them back to Himself, saying, “I have made you, you are my servant; . . . I will not forget you” (v. 21). I don’t fully grasp forgiveness like that, but I do understand that God’s grace is the only thing that can dissolve our sin completely and heal us from it. I’m thankful His grace is endless and divine like He is, and that it’s available whenever we need it. Reflect & Pray How is it possible to abuse God’s grace? What steps can you take to break free of sinful habits and experience His forgiveness? Dear God, thank You for Your gracious presence in my life. I don’t want to live in habitual sin. Help me to feel the freedom that comes when I confess my sin and You erase it completely. 
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I don't believe anyone can understand love and forgiveness like that and it is impossible to explain it. It's not a license to sin, but a safety net when we do. It's like a parent's love, only better because it's perfect. See? Impossible to explain or understand with our human understanding. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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7/7/2021 3:13 pm |
To each his or her own but when I feel I am doing something wrong I simply stop doing it without the need of support from above. Pray On!
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