Bible Verse of The Day – 2-14-20

2 Corinthians 5:18 (NLT) 18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

God brought us back to Himself through Christ. He reconciled us back to Him.

Apart from the reconciliation that He set in motion, we can do nothing to get close to Him. We can do nothing to redeem ourselves from our sins. We can do nothing to save ourselves.

But He has made it possible for us to walk with Him, side by side. And He made it possible for us to go to His throne directly, by tearing the veil that once separated us from Him.

Mark 15:38 (NKJV) 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Not only has He given us permission to go to Him personally and directly, but His word says we can now go boldly to the throne!

Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Now, this doesn’t give us permission to be brazen or irreverent, demanding what we want from Him for personal gain.

It says we can go boldly to find mercy and help in time of need. There is a huge contrast between that and making bold demands of Him for selfish reasons.

So, the reconciliation that He provided through Christ erased the divide that existed between God and man, making a way for us to have a one-on-one relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth.

No longer are we limited to knowing Him from a distance, referring to Him only as God. But He made it possible for us to call Him Father, understanding that once we embrace the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, and put our faith in Him, that we are now His child.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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