June 18, 2023 … Found Again Today …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 169 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Natalie Grant and Cory Asbury singing … Your Will Be Found … Poignantly, yet powerfully, singing of how, when we feel alone, we are always found in our relationship with Christ.  

Father and Son bonding by repairing a go-kart TOGETHER ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Ephesians 2:14-15 [NLT] … </b>

14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 

… Paul gives His fellow Christians the reason anyone who believes in Christ as Lord is now reconciled to be in God’s family FOREVER.                      

                         

Highlight Passage (Context): … Ephesians 2:12-19 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul describes how Christ brought peace to the mankind - both the Jews and the Gentiles - by his shed blood on the cross.                                                     .                     

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Reference Passage: … Acts 3:19 [NLT] … 

19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.  

… Peter preaches at Pentecost on how anyone can repent of their (our) sins and be reconciled to a saving relationship with the LORD.    

Reference Passage: … Romans 5:1, 10 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches anyone willing to believe in God’s saving grace thru Jesus dying for mankind on the cross can be - and will be - reconciled to a saving relationship with Christ. 

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 5:18 [NLT] … 

18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to Himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to Him.  

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians who’ve been reconciled to a relationship with Christ by His shed blood and His saving grace, will have his peace forever.         

Reference Passage: … Colossians 1:20, 3:13 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches fellow Christians how we need to forgive others, as Christ has forgiven and reconciled us, with His shed blood on the cross to save mankind from their (our) sins.      

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:8 [NLT] … 

8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.  

… Peter exhorts fellow Christians to show the love of God thru forgiveness … just as He has forgiven all who believe in His Son, King Jesus, and His shed blood on the cross to save mankind.  

                                                                                                                                         

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Sheridan Voysey … AT THIS LINK …  wrote about how his dad would work with him in his youth to repair an old go-kart they had found (see photo), creating a lasting and unforgettable memory and bond.  

Perhaps my readers, as I do, have memories of how God, thru His love and grace, reached out to extend the Lord’s forgiving and saving grace and to work with us to be reconciled to a saving and eternal relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Perhaps there is something we need to do ASAP to reach out and share that story with others, showing others how our loving, heavenly, Father loved us enough to ALWAYS be there for us, … just as we hear in the linked song and the Scriptures above.          

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for relentless coming after me to offer - and provide - Your reconciling and saving grace to me.     

My Prayer Toda: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to receive Your saving and sanctifying grace, Lord, today. … AMEN 

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