Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 263
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from Clay Crosse, Bob Carlisle, and Bebe Winans singing … I Will Follow Christ … powerfully singing of how we must do all we can as Christians to follow the Lord.
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Highlight Passage: Luke 19:9-10 [NLT] …
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
… Jesus responds to Zacchaeus’ pursuit by calling on the tax-collector to invite Him into his life by His saving grace.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Luke 19:1-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Luke relates the story of the tax-collector, Zacchaeus, whose pursuit of Jesus paid off in salvation from The Master and service to the Lord.
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Reference Passage: … Matthew 9:9-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus calls on Matthew, a tax-collector, to follow Him and explains why He, Jesus, came to save sinners.
Reference Passage: … Mark 2:15-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus showed that He was all about kindness and compassion to sinners.
Reference Passage: … 1John 1:9 [NLT] …
9 But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
… If we’re willing to confess our sins and repent, Jesus is ALWAYS there to forgive us and cleanse us of our sins.
Reference Passage: … Revelation 3:20 [NLT] …
20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.
… Jesus is ALWAYS there to come into the lives of Saints who’re willing to open the door of our lives to the Lord with confession and repentance.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Poh Fang Chia, AT THIS LINK … writes of the tax-collector, Zacchaeus, who become a leader in the early church of Caesarea after being the short man up a tree, doing all he could to pursue forgiveness from Jesus.
And I pray all reading here know that Jesus is there to forgive and cleanse any surrendered believer who’s willing to repent and receive the Lord’s sanctifying grace. So, … as is sung in the linked song and related in the Scriptures above, … if we’re willing to pursue the Lord’s forgiveness with a contrite heart, Jesus will ALWAYS be willing to cleanse us and give us His saving - or sanctifying - grace …. just as He did with Zacchaeus.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your sanctifying grace again today, … just like You did yesterday.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to thankfully come to receive Your sanctifying grace again today. … Amen
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