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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Not Ashamed
"When a person stands before other people and says he
believes in me, then I will say that person belongs to me. I
will say this before my Father in heaven. But when a person
stands before people and says he does not believe in me, then
I will say that person does not belong to me. I will say this
before my Father in heaven."
-- Matthew 10:32-33 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Life is really all about who we are trying to please. When it's all
said and done, who do we want to claim they love us, claim they're
proud of us, and claim us as their own? I want Jesus to do all three
with me! Anything else I accomplish in life won't mean anything if
those three things don't happen when I meet him face to face. You see,
Jesus lived for those things with his Father and was successful ("You
are my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with you." Luke 3:22 NLT)
and he tells us here that we can look forward to that same welcoming
statement if we confess him before others.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy Father, Righteous God, and Almighty Savior, I believe Jesus of
Nazareth was your Son, come in human flesh, and is both Christ and
Lord. Give me the strength to not only confess that before anyone who
asks, but to live in such a way that they ask me about my hope and my
confidence and my salvation. In Jesus' mighty name I pray. Amen.
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