God’s Mercy and Forgiveness | 1 John 1:9 | Christian Daily Devotional If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9As I was driving in my car this week and listening to some worship on the radio, the song Mercy came on by the group Bethel. As she sang the lyric was “My past embraced. My sins forgiven.” This suddenly struck a chord with me. I have a lot of really nasty things in my past, just like I’m sure most of you do. I try to ignore it, bury it, and even pretend it doesn’t exist. But if you ignore your past instead of embracing it, you could be robbing God of his glory. We need to embrace our past, no matter how ugly, and lean on God our father who took all of those ugly experiences and totally forgave us and showed us mercy. He wiped all of the bad things away, so even if it hurts we HAVE to embrace what we’ve come through and what we’ve been rescued from to truly give God the glory and the credit he deserves for showing such grace and mercy to us. I know I did nothing to deserve a second chance, but his pure love caused him to extend it to me anyway. Prayer: Father THANK YOU for making me a new creation. Thank you for showing me grace and rescuing me from the sins of my past. I’m so grateful to have been forgiven and adopted into your family as your child. Please help me to spread the word of the glorious miracle of your forgiveness and love and never to be ashamed of my beginnings. May my testimony bring you all the glory! In Jesus’ name, Amen.Get Christian Daily Devotionals In Your Inbox By Going To Our Site http://www.ChristianDailyDevotional.comDownload All Of Our Christian Meditations Ad Free AT https://www.Christian-Meditations.com

Taming Your Tongue | James 1:19 |Christian Daily Devotional | Christian-Meditations.comMy dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.James 1:19I’ve heard it said before that we should listen twice as often as we speak because God gave us two ears and only one mouth.It sounds kind of silly, but isn’t it true? Sometimes we let our words come out without truly thinking about them.I know I’m not the best communicator, and sometimes I say things that are taken the complete opposite way that I meant them.We should be extra careful with the words we speak because our words create change.God created us with his breath and his words, and we are made in his likeness.We, too, create the atmosphere with our words. Strive to speak uplifting positive things and that is what you will begin to reap.Prayer: God please help me to guard my tongue. I want to be a person that lifts up and speaks life into people and situations, not the opposite. Help me to bring about positive changes by my words. In Jesus’ name, Amen.Get Christian Daily Devotionals In Your Inbox By Going To Our Site http://www.ChristianDailyDevotional.comDownload All Of Our Christian Meditations Ad Free AT https://www.Christian-Meditations.com

Living Worry Free | Matthew 6:34 | Christian Daily Devotional | Christian-Meditations.comTherefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. | Matthew 6:34We hear this a lot in modern day culture.“Be present”.But what does that mean?To be present means to live in the moment.Yes it is okay to plan for the future, but don’t worry and be anxious about things you cannot control.Often we worry about things and cause ourselves much stress over things that never even come to pass!I think that’s why God reminds us here to be present.Don’t worry about tomorrow, for we aren’t even promised a tomorrow.Just stay present and do what good you can do for today.Another side of the “Be present” coin is not to live in the past.I have a very soiled and broken section of my past that has been very hard to forgive and leave behind. Things I’ve done continue to resurface in my mind and through people who knew me when I was in the world.The bible says in Psalm 103:12 that God has removed our sins from us as far as the East is from the West.God doesn’t hold our past against us anymore, so we shouldn’t continue to punish ourselves either.Prayer: God thank you for this reminder in your word to be present and not worry about tomorrow. Thank you also for your love and forgiveness and help me to follow your example and forgive myself and not live in the past. Help me to truly soak up and be present in each moment that I’m blessed to have, in Jesus’ name, Amen.Get Christian Daily Devotionals In Your Inbox By Going To Our Site http://www.ChristianDailyDevotional.comDownload All Of Our Christian Meditations Ad Free AT https://www.Christian-Meditations.com

Overcoming Comparison | Isaiah 41:10 | Christian Daily Devotional | Christian-Meditations.comEver wondered how you can overcome comparing yourself to others? Try this.Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10Have you ever heard the saying “I have a lot on my plate”?People usually say this meaning that they are very busy or have a lot of things to do. But have you ever thought about it like this; plates come in many sizes and shapes.Comparison is the thief of joy. We are all a part of the body of Christ, but all body parts look and function very differently, don’t they?We are the same in that we all have different functions and different portions that we can handle. Some people may have very large plates, serving platters even.They may be constantly on the go, constantly praying and doing good works, and you may see their deeds and feel inadequate by comparison.However, if your own plate is much smaller but you’re still filling it up, do not look down on the allotment you have been given.God wants you to be obedient to what he has asked of you, not to try to achieve the exact same things that another person has accomplished.Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for using me and speaking to me and filling my plate with tasks that are perfectly made for me and my abilities. Help me to do all that you have asked of me with a cheerful heart and help me to never compare myself to others, but to strive to be the best ‘me’ that I can be each and every day. In Jesus’ name, Amen.Get Christian Daily Devotionals In Your Inbox By Going To Our Site http://www.ChristianDailyDevotional.comDownload All Of Our Christian Meditations Ad Free AT https://www.Christian-Meditations.com

Loving Our Brothers And Sisters In Christ | 1 John 4:21 | Christian Daily Devotional | Christian-Meditations.comAnd he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.1 John 4:21OUCH.This scripture can be so simple and so difficult all at once!God says if we love him, we must also love our brother and sister.He’s not talking about the family tree here, but he’s talking about our brothers and sisters in Christ.Sometimes people hurt us, and we don’t want to love those people who caused us pain. God says love them anyway.I have found that when someone causes me great pain, the best way I can show them love is to pray for them.To truly pray for their health, wellbeing, success, etc.After you put this into practice, I think you’ll find that God’s love will help fill your heart, so you can continue to pour it out in prayer and maybe eventually in person.Some people are easy to love, like our friends and family, and we should go out of our way to love and cherish them also. Some people just need a hand sometimes, and we can help by donating food to a food bank, cleaning an elderly persons yard, etc.Do these acts of love and God will surely bless you for it!PRAYER: God help me to find joy in loving everyone around me. I pray that you would fill my heart to overflowing and help me to be a beacon of your love for my friends, family, neighbors, and even my enemies. God give me the strength and bless me in showing love to everyone, in Jesus’ name, Amen.Get Christian Daily Devotionals In Your Inbox By Going To Our Site http://www.ChristianDailyDevotional.comDownload All Of Our Christian Meditations Ad Free AT https://www.Christian-Meditations.com

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