December 2014 – Page 16 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

“With promises like this to pull us on, dear friends, let’s make a clean break with everything that defiles or distracts us, both within and without. Let’s make our entire lives fit and holy temples for the worship of God.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.

Making a clean break is easier said than done, is it not? But it can be done! Paul is writing to the new church in Corinth to put away their old lifestyle steeped in all things wild and debauched, and to look at their bodies as physical temples that inhabit the presence of the Almighty God. This is wise counsel even today.

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282/365/02

Me too.

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Memories on a Tree

Memories on a Tree. And this is only a fraction.

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Privileged to Serve

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December 8, Hebrews 9:28

“Everyone has to die once, then face the consequences. Christ’s death was also a one-time event, but it was a sacrifice that took care of sins forever. And so, when he next appears, the outcome for those eager to greet him is, precisely, salvation.”

Hebrews 9:28 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.

The concept of Christ’s death being a sacrifice and an atonement for the sin of mankind is not one that may be understood by the head but by the heart. Because for those who believe, this is the crux of the Christian faith. And the believer also believes in Christ’s second coming. Christmas, of course, marks the first coming.