Title: Tuesday's & Wednesday's devotions
Category: in love
Blog Entry: NOW THEREFORE, IF YOU WILL OBEY MY VOICE IN TRUTH AND KEEP MY COVENANT, THEN YOU SHALL BE MY OWN PECULIAR POSSESSION AND TREASURE FROM AMONG AND ABOVE ALL PEOPLES; FOR ALL THE EARTH IS MINE. AND YOU SHALL BE TO ME A KINGDOM PRIESTS, A HOLY NATION (CONSECRATED, SET APART TO THE WORSHIP OF GOD). EXODUS 19:5-6 Self-rejection and self-hatred can almost seem pious in a sense. They can become a way of punishing yourself for your mistakes, failuers and inabilities. People cannot be perfect, so they sometimes reject and despise themselves. Do you lack appreciation for your own worth and value? You may not feel treasured or even acceptable, but you are. In Ephesians 1:6, Paul says that all who believe in Christ have been "accepted in the beloved." What joyous and amazing affirmation! Surely you are valuable; otherwise your heavenly Father would not have paid such a heavy price for your redemption.
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DO NOT, THEREFORE, FLING AWAY YOUR FEARLESS CONFIDENCE, FOR IT CARRIES A GREAT AND GLORIOUS COMPENSATION OF REWARD. FOR YOU HAVE NEED OF STEADFAST PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE, SO THAT YOU MAY PERFORM AND FULLY ACCOMPLISH THE WILL OF GOD, AND THUS RECEIVE AND CARRY AWAY (AND ENJOY TO THE FULL) WHAT IS PROMISED. HEBREWS 10:35-36 What is confidence? It has been defined as the quality of assurance that leads one to undertake something; the belief that one is able and acceptable; the certainty that causes one to be bold, open, and plain. The devil begins his assault on personal confidence wherever he can find an opening, especially during the vulnerable years of childhood. His goal is to undermine the person because an individual without confidence will never fulfill the plan of God for his life. Christ is in you, ready to help with everything you do for Him. Jesus can restore your confidence and give you the strength, power and boldness to do what you could never do on your own. Be confident -- it is part of your spiritual inheritance!
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