Day 2

Read Ephesians 2: 8-10

Let’s work backward through this passage: God created us and gifted us to do good works, but God’s saving grace and purposes come alive in our lives not on our own merits, but by HIS grace demonstrated THROUGH JESUS WHEN we believe Jesus’ atonement, know we needed and daily God’s forgiveness, repent, and receive God’s lavish gift of grace. Grace – God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense – means Jesus took the punishment I deserved, and you deserved, and freely gave me and you right relationship with our Creator Heavenly Father WHEN you and I admit we’ve blown it and desperately need the complete forgiveness only the sacrifice of Jesus purchased for us. Jesus’ death on the Cross was and will always be the greatest, undeserved, grace-lavished upon us gift we could ever receive. Salvation’s gift is purposeful leading us to become and live who God created us to be.

Seeing God’s loving grace freely offered to you, with only your repentance and glad believing required, what will you choose to believe, receive, and live out of today?

Tell God: Thank you, lavishly loving Father God, for ALL you longingly desire to give me. Listen for God’s reply.

Day 30

Genesis 12:1-3

“Now the Lord said  to Abram, “Go from your country  and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 nAnd I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and pin you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

The LORD had said to Abram “…. Go to the land I will show you …. And I will bless you… and you will be a blessing….”So there I sat on the rubber mat on the floor at a resort in Thailand, trying to entertain toddlers and keep them from whacking each other with toys. These were MK’s, missionary kids, and I was helping the team from Texas care for the MK’s so their parents could focus on coordinating their efforts to reach unreached people groups with the Gospel. Wiping runny noses helps spread the Gospel? Yep! Don’t limit yourself or limit God’s equipping and using you wherever He needs you. Maybe that mom juggling grocery bags in the parking lot needs a hand and a “Jesus loves you.” Let everything you do be done in God’s love, and don’t limit where and how the Lord will use your life to bless others!

If your limitations aren’t limitations for God to work through you, where could you shine Christ’s love today?

Tell God: I genuinely don’t want to limit YOU in my life, so help me be willing to be willing to go, wherever You send me, even if it’s “just” next door!