Mar 30, 2025 … Infinity From Infirmity
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with the group, Victory Worship singing … Beauty For Ashes, proclaiming how God’s salvation turns our lives from ashes to infinite beauty.
Highlight Passage: … Galatians 4:13 …[NLT] …
13 Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News.
… Paul reminds fellow Christians in Galatian of the sickness which led him to that area and birthed a church dedicated to God’s glory.
Highlight Passage (in context) … Galatians 4:13-15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul reminds fellow Christians in Galatia how his sickness led him to stay in that area and led to the foundation of a church in that region.
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Reference Passage: … Isaiah 61:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…God, thru Isaiah, proclaims and prophesies the day of restoration of Israel will come when Messiah will bring blessings and righteousness to God’s people forever.
Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 31:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jeremiah prophesies of the coming day of joy and beauty which will come to restore God’s people from the sickness of sin.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 5:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus calls on God’s people to shine the Light of Christ into the darkness of this world, bringing beauty from ashes.
Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows that all things in the lives of Christians are intended to bring God’s transforming grace for their (our) good and God’s glory.
Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:22-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul also teaches truth about the beauty of God’s Spirit bringing His fruit into the lives of born-again Christians.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 1:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul assures fellow Christians that His Spirit is transforming them (us) into vessels of Christlikeness, doing good work for God’s glory..
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Sheridan Voysey … AT THIS LINK - … tells of how the infirmities of several impressionistic artists, like Degas, Renoir, or Matisse, all who had debilitating infirmities where they had to adapt to create many of their beautiful paintings. For example, Edgar Degas’ eyesight was so poor that he had to transfer media from paint to pastel chalk to be able to see well enough to create works like his series of “Blue Dancer” pastels … as illustrated in the photo.
And these were illustrations, for the ODB author of how God uses His transforming grace to bring His fruit into and thru the lives of born-again Christians. For example, in my life, God brought strength to me to overcome a severe addiction and allow me to share that strength to help many others who suffered from that same addiction, … leading them to freedom and a restored walk with Christ. Perhaps God has brought His victory or beauty into your life to help others to overcome the brokenness or ashes in their past. If so, I pray you will go forth and and continue to help others to find beauty to replace the past ugliness in their lives.
My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for giving me Your strength to allow me to help others walk free from the ashes of their past.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all reading here will join me, … to rely on Your strength, Lord, to lead us out of the darkness of our sin and to walk in the light of Your glory. … AMEN
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