IF WE CONFESS our SINS, HE is ABLE & JUST to FORGIVE US our SINS, and CLEANSE US from ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS! (Capitals added for emphasis)
Tag: Good News
The Lord is my Shepherd…….Baseball and the Bible
There is a Time for Everything. Now is the time to Repent, for the Forgiveness of Your Sins. Jesus is Waiting, Patiently, that HE may Restore You.
All credit to the John MacArthur Study Bible and to the Words of God.
3:18 announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets. Cf. Ge 3:15; Ps 22; Is 53; Zec 12:10. †
3:19 repent and return. See notes on 2:38; Mt 3:2. “Return” is a frequent NT word that relates to sinners turning to God (9:35; 14:15; 26:18, 20; Lk 1:16, 17; 2Co 3:16; 1Pe 2:25). your sins … wiped away. Cf. Ps 51:9; Is 43:25; 44:22. “Wiped away” compares forgiveness to the complete wiping away of ink from the surface of a document (Col 2:14). ‡
3:19–21 times of refreshing … period of restoration of all things. “Times” or “period” means epoch, era, or season. Two descriptions are given to the coming era of the millennial kingdom. This is clear because they bracket the reference to Jesus Christ being sent from God to bring those times. Peter points to Christ’s earthly reign (see notes on 1:7; cf. Ro 11:26). The period will be marked by all kinds of blessings and renewal (cf. Is 11:6–10; 35:1–10; Eze 34:26; 44:3; Joel 2:26; Mt 19:28; Rev 19:1–10).
Lord, may I take your very words, and ingest them as regularly, as I crave bread and water, that sustains my life. Your word, your relationship I have with you, my humble worship, and the fellowship with the body of Christ sustains me. May it be, as the Air I Breathe.
Are you a Saul, that God is calling, in spite of who and what you have been, to be used as a mighty messenger of Jesus? Rise up now, and heed the call, in spite of your circumstances and your opinion of who you are. Let God,through Jesus do the work.
Freedom from the Bondage of sin.
The Book of Nahum: An animated story from “The Bible Project”
In this book, Nahum portrays the downfall of Nineveh and Assyria as an image of how God will confront and bring down all violent human empires.
The Book of Jonah: An animated story from “The Bible Project”
The book of Jonah is a story about a rebellious prophet who despises his God for loving his enemies.
Call upon the Name of the Lord, and He will Answer you. Wait Patiently for Him. His Timeline, is not ours. For one day is like a Thousand, and a Thousand like a Day.
Living Waters 