GOD’S WORD FOR FEBRUARY 24

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.

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KNOWN AND LOVED

Mark 7:21-22

“for from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.”

D.L. Moody

If a man should advertise that he could take a correct photograph of people’s hearts, do you believe he would find any customers?  There is not a man among us whom you could hire to have his photograph taken if you could photograph the real man.  We got to have our faces taken, with our carefully arranged clothes and hair, and if the artist flatter us we say, “Oh yes, that’s a good likeness.”  and we pass it around among our friends.  But let the real man be brought out, the photograph of the heart, and see if we will pass that around among our neighbors!   We would not want our own wives to see it!  We would be frightened even to look at it ourselves!

ERWIN LUTZER

The grace of God extends to those who are in need, those who are willing to face their sin honestly.  You show me someone who is wretched and broken down, and I will show you someone to whom the grace, mercy, attention, and the love of Christ is extended.  Jesus is our High Priest in heaven, and  He intercedes for us.  He reminds God the Father that we have been purchased at high cost.  We have been bought.  We have been redeemed.  We are special and we belong to Him, and He knows everything about us.

Moody was right:  within us are the seeds of every kind of evil.  I want to invite you today to come to Jesus, who can forgive even those sins we attempt to hide.  He takes our life with its failures, and says in effect, “If you come to Me, I will forgive your sin and use your past to show my grace.  Come to me, you’ve been away from home too long.”

PRAYER

Father, I want to be honest about my deep need of Your constant grace.  Please forgive and restore me as only You can.

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Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?

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Psalm 71:3

Be to me a rock of dwelling to which I may continually come; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

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Psalm 102:1

Hear my prayer, Lord! And let my cry for help come to You.

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John 15:9

“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”

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Psalm 119:41

May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;

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Matthew 11:28

Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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John 16:27

for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.

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Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come before You, Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.

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Jeremiah 31:3

The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”

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