Jul 30, 2024
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
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“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12)
The "Wall of Praise" at Thanks-Giving Square, Texas, USA
"And [she] that was dead came forth, [draped] with graveclothes; and [her] face was [scarred]..."
John.11.44. The Bible. King James Version, Oxford UP, 1998.
(Thanks to @masseffectwillcontinue on Instagram for sharing the above awesome art of our favorite commander!)
My Palm Sunday collage! I love it when the Bible uses nature metaphors. And I love media like Ferngully and Ghibli movies with a big eco message.
This is my last collage before my big Easter piece!
What does it mean to be saved?
Romans 4:8
“What joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin.”
Romans 3:24
Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight.
Being saved, spiritually speaking, means your sins no longer count against you toward an eternal death sentence. Instead, they are forgiven by the grace of God, and you are given the free gift of eternal life. Being saved does not spare you from earthly troubles, but it does spare you from eternal judgment.
Psalm 103:12
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.
Being saved means your sins have been completely forgiven and removed.
Psalm 51:9-10
Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Being saved means the stain of guilt has been washed away. Guilt doesn’t just appear to be gone—it is gone! You are given a clean slate!
John 10:28-29
“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.”
John 5:24
“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.”
Being saved means you are assured of living forever in heaven, which will actually be a new earth where there will no longer be sin, pain, and suffering. What greater hope could you have?
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
1 Chronicles 12:32
"It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!" (Matthew 10:25 / Bible-New King James Version)
I do my best to fill my mind and meditate on things that are true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious- the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. I put into practice what I've learned, what I've heard and seen and realized. As I do that, God, who makes everything work together, will work me into his most excellent harmonies.
Philippians 4:8-9