Grace Is Greater
But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God’s unmerited favour ) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded. Romans 5:20 (AMPC) Serving Jesus is the best way to live. Many people think that they need to resist temptation to suffer for Jesus. Although resisting temptation may be hard at first, it’s not a life sentence! God wants you to enjoy life, not live every moment craving things you can’t have! God designed us to experience pleasure, and we can learn to meet every desire we have in ways that are healthy, God-honouring and more fulfilling. Many destructive habits stem from legitimately healthy desires. For example, someone who loves to party and get drunk every weekend may just be trying to meet a desire …
La Gracia Es Mayor
Más cuando el pecado abundó, la gracia (favor inmerecido de Dios) lo ha superado y ha aumentado de modo que sobreabundó. Romanos 5:20 (AMPC) Servir a Jesús es la mejor manera de vivir. Muchas personas piensan que tienen que resistir la tentación para sufrir por Jesús. Aunque resistir la tentación puede ser difícil al principio, ¡no es una sentencia de por vida! Dios quiere que usted pueda disfrutar de la vida, ¡no vivir cada momento ansiando cosas que no puede tener! Dios nos diseñó para experimentar placer, y podemos aprender a satisfacer deseos que tenemos en formas que son saludables, honren a Dios y de manera más satisfactoria. Muchos hábitos destructivos se derivan de los deseos legítimamente sanos. Por ejemplo, alguien que ama ir de …
Freedom And Confidence
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 (NIV) Many believers are hesitant to pray because they feel like God is judging them. When they do something wrong, they avoid talking to God about it. They feel like they should be hanging their heads in shame, not asking for help. But today’s verse says that we should come to God with freedom and confidence. Yesterday we talked about Hebrews 4:16, where it says that you can come boldly to the throne of grace and get mercy and help. If you’ve made a mistake, you can say, “Father, I need mercy because I’ve messed up,” and you can know that you’re forgiven. At the same time, you …