Jeremiah 20:7 &9
You have seduced me and I have let myself be seduced. You have taken me by force and prevailed. Your Word in my heart becomes like a fire burning deep within my bones.
1 Peter 1:18-25
18 Remember that you were freed from the useless way of life of your ancestors, not with gold and silver 19 but with the precious blood of the Lamb without spot or blemish. 20 God, who has known Christ before the world began, revealed him to you in the last days. 21 Through him, you have faith in God who raised him from the dead and glorified him in order that you might put all your faith and hope in God. 22 In obeying the truth, you have gained interior purification from which comes sincere mutual love. Love one another, then, with all your heart, 23 since you are born again, not from mortal beings, but with enduring life, through the Word of God who lives and remains forever. 24 It is written: All flesh is grass and its glory like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flower falls, 25 but the Word of the Lord endures forever. This Word is the Gospel which has been brought to you.
18 Remember that you were freed from the useless way of life of your ancestors, not with gold and silver 19 but with the precious blood of the Lamb without spot or blemish. 20 God, who has known Christ before the world began, revealed him to you in the last days. 21 Through him, you have faith in God who raised him from the dead and glorified him in order that you might put all your faith and hope in God. 22 In obeying the truth, you have gained interior purification from which comes sincere mutual love. Love one another, then, with all your heart, 23 since you are born again, not from mortal beings, but with enduring life, through the Word of God who lives and remains forever. 24 It is written: All flesh is grass and its glory like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flower falls, 25 but the Word of the Lord endures forever. This Word is the Gospel which has been brought to you.
My Beloved, a great price has been paid for our salvation. The Blood of the Lamp set us free and has given us an enduring faith. We obey Your Word which is truth . It makes us pure and enables us to love with all our heart since through Christ we have received life that will never end.
Mark 10:32-34
32 They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead. The Twelve were anxious and those who followed were afraid. Once more Jesus took the Twelve aside to tell them what was to happen to him, 33 “You see we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be given over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to the foreigners 34 who will make fun of him, spit on him, scourge him and finally kill him; but three days later he will rise.”
Beloved, You took the chosen 12 aside and once again You told them exactly what would happen to You. Everything You said was in exact accordance with the prophecies in the Old Testament.
You also gave us a marvellous rule for our lives if we wish to be united with You eternally in heaven in Mark 10: 43-45 43 But it shall not be so among you; whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you shall make himself slave of all. 45 Think of the Son of Man who has not come to be served but to serve and to give his life to redeem many.”
Help me to serve with love.
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