Berry Patch Devotions in 2020 - Day 294
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Joy Williams singing … Do They See Jesus In Me … once again poignantly singing of how we Christians should be willing to show others how Christ has turned our scars into stars, showing His grace for all to see HIM in the way we live.
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Highlight Passage: 2Corinthians 11:30[ESV] ...
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
… One of two thieves dying with Jesus on the cross, finds repentance and shows compassionate love for Jesus, … showing. as Jesus personified, … that love always wins over hatred.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … 2Corinthians 11:30, 12:1-10 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …
… Luke describes God’s love prevailing over hatred on the cross with one of two thieves showing love for Jesus on the cross.
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Reference Passage: … Psalm 51:10-12 [ESV] … USE THIS LINK …
… David’s prayer for restoration in repentance and confession for his sin involving Bathsheba.
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 5:17 [ESV] …
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
… God, thru Paul, declares the truth that surrendering to follow Christ, makes us over into a new you.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 1:6 [ESV] …
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
… Paul wanted fellow Christians to know the truth that all born-again Christians are being made over into the image of Christlikeness.
Reference Passage: … 1John 1:9 [ESV] …
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness.</i>
… If we’re willing to confess and truly repent of our sin, God will cleanse us from any/all sin.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread</b></i> author, Amy Peterson, AT THIS LINK writes of Dutch apparel art, mimicking the Japanese Kintsugi art form of turning broken pottery in to beautiful and restored pottery by using gold to patch the broken pieces together [see photo]. But the Dutch use golden thread to repair old clothing into valuable art where wearing the garments exhibits the beauty and value of restoration.
And these two art forms illustrate what the Apostle Paul had experienced in His transformational relationship with Christ. And it’s what motivated the Apostle to share the truth of Christ’s work of restoration and renewal for anyone who was willing to surrender themselves to the Lordship of Christ. That is the message King David discovered as God forgave the broken King after his sin with Bathsheba (see Ps. 51:10-12). And it’s certainly what Paul related to fellow Christians in the Pauline scriptures copied above.
My friends, … it’s the truth of what any of us discover when we turn our lives truly over to become slaves of the Lordship of Christ. He will completely turn our scars into stars and allow others to see His workmanship in our changed lives (see 2Cor 5:17, Phil 1:6, and 1John 1:9).
And I so pray today that any reading here have experienced others seeing the “scars-to-stars” transformation that a deep/abiding relationship with Christ brings. Again, … it’s what led me to repeat the song I shared in my blog yesterday … where Joy Williams sings of others seeing Christ in our transformed lives.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for using Your gold threads of purpose to repair the brokenness in me, allowing others to see You in me.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray that all reading here will join me to pray that others see our scars turned into stars by the way we live in Christlikeness today. … Amen
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