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HAPPY HOLIDAYS...STAR PRAYERFUL AND BE BLESSED

MAY OUR CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE INFANT KING
USHER IN A NEW ERA OF PEACE.

"BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL FOR HE HAS LOOKED
FAVORABLY ON HIS PEOPLE AND REDEEMED THEM", ~LUKE 1:68

HOPE YOU & YOUR LOVED ONES HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS
& A HAPPIER NEW YEAR, HUGS, LOVE YOU BUNCHES, IRIS

VERSE: Romans 7:9-11
At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.

THOUGTHS: Where there is no law, there is no sin, because people cannot know that their actions are sinful unless a law forbids those actions. God's law makes people realize that they are sinners doomed to die, yet it offers no help. Sin is real, and it is dangerous. Imagine a sunny day at the beach. You plunge into the surf; then you notice a sign on the pier "No swimming. Sharks!". Your day is ruined. Is it the signs fault? Are you angry with the people who put the sign there? The law is like the sign. It is essential, and we are grateful for it--but it doesn't get rid of the sharks!
Thank you Jesus!

PRAYER: Thank You Lord for showing us the way You want us to live. Thank You for using Your Law to warn us of danger ahead. Praise You Jesus for saving us from our sin. You are the only one who can cleanse us from our lawless deeds. May we always look to You and to Your Word for the path we need to take. In Jesus' Name, Amen..