FREE GIFT

 

Romans 4:4

 

"Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due." ESV 

 

Our God loves us so much He gave the most precious gift, salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. We cannot receive a gift by working for it. If we work for it, it is not a gift, but something we earned. We can only receive His gift by recognizing our need for it, repenting, and accepting it.

 

Lord, help us to remember that we are no longer held responsible for our sinful nature. It's not because of anything we did to earn it, but Your great love and mercy is the gift You gave. In Your name we pray, Amen.

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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DID YOU ACCEPT YOUR GIFT YET?

 

1 Peter 4:10

 

"As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." ESV 

 

So many Christians are oblivious of the gifts God has given them. God has given very one of us a spiritual gift to serve others and to glorify Him. If we don't know what our gift is, we can pray and ask the Lord to reveal it to us. He will do it.

 

Heavenly Father, how thankful we are for the spiritual gifts You shower on Your Church. Forgive us for our laxity in using our gift. Fill us with the Holy Spirit and hunger to be used by You and to use our gifts to glorify Your name. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

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FAR BETTER THAN THE OWL

 

James 1:5

 

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." ESV

 

We all want to be wise don't we? Wisdom is a spiritual understanding of the mind of God. He will lavishly give us wisdom if we ask Him with a sincere heart. With His wisdom, we will more fully understand the situations we encounter and the events going on in this world. More importantly, we will know more of Him. To the owls of this world, what do you think about that?

 

Heavenly Father, we come to You will humble and sincere hearts asking for Your gift of wisdom. We desire to understand and know You in a deeper way. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

©2008-2014

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS GIFT?

 

 

John 3:16

 

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." ESV

 

We have been given the most marvelous, yet critical Gift of all times and it is up to each of us, individually, what we do with this Gift. Will we trade it in for something more self satisfying and prestigious so we will appear more successful? Will we simply tuck it away in the attic, the basement, or a closet with the intention of doing something with it later? Or will we accept it in faith and joyfully wear it in our hearts, taking it wherever we go, and sharing it with others? Our decision is eternal. If we reject and ignore, we will perish. If we accept it and believe, we will live forever and ever.

 

Heavenly Father, of all the gifts that have ever been given, the gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, is the greatest and most important Gift in all of eternity. We gladly accept this Gift and pray we will freely share it with others. We pray for those who have not or will not accept it, that the Holy Spirit would convict their hearts and prepare them to receive this wonderful and most precious Gift. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

 

©2008-2013

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Bobbi Craigmyle, Psy.D., BCPCC

 

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TALK ABOUT EXPENSIVE!

 

 

Romans 3:23-25

 

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith." ESV

 

When we accept the free gift of salvation, often times we forget its extremely expensive cost. Who paid the bill for this most eloquent and elaborate gift? It was paid in full by the God who loves us that much, by the perfect Son who was willingly tortured and shed His blood for us, and by the Holy Spirit who leads us to Him. All free to us, costing our Lord everything. How can it be that difficult to give back to Him everything we are, everything we have? It all belongs to Him anyway.

 

Heavenly Father, how narrow our sight gets when we keep looking at all the things we have and all the things we want. Forgive us when we take Your lavish gift of salvation for granted. Forgive us for holding on to earthly things dear to us when You withheld nothing. Search our hearts and do the work necessary to give us the willingness to turn everything over to You. We pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

©2008-2013

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IT WASN'T ANYTHING WE DID

 

 

Ephesians 2:8,9

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." ESV

We did not seek to be saved from sin. While we were bankrupt and dead spiritually, God, in His infinite grace, sought us out and provided the way for us to be freed from the strongholds of sin. How then, can anyone believe that being "good" and following rules, and doing any works of kindness, can result in right standing with the Almighty God? Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for us is all that we can do. None of us can take any credit for our salvation or our eternal inheritance with God. Was the thief on the cross near Jesus saved because he deserved it? Was the donkey pulled out of the mud pit on the Sabbath because he was special?

Heavenly Father, we confess no other other way to right standing with You but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. In His name we pray, Amen.

         

©2008-2013

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REASON HE CAME

 

 

John 6:38,39

 

"For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of Him who sent me. And this is the will of Him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that He has given me, but raise them up at the last day." NIV

 

"For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that all of which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day." KJV

Christmas is a joyous celebration of the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. However, this time is not just about the birth of Christ our Saviour. His birth was the hallmark of God's plan, a truly remarkable plan that unfolded as Jesus walked among men. Christmas is also about His exemplary life and the reason He came: To reconcile us to God.

Heavenly Father, we humbly bow in gratitude at the marvelous part of Your plan that took place that night at the stable in Bethlehem. Give us that joy and reverence that the shepherds experienced that night, but let it grow in our hearts throughout the years. We pray in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Amen.

       

©2012

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PAY FOR SIN, GET SALVATION FOR FREE

 

Romans 6:23

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." NIV

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." KJV

How many times have we heard non-Christians say, "I thought God was love, how then could He send anyone to hell?" God doesn't send anyone to hell! Those who go to eternal damnation have earned it. The payment for their sin is death because they did not believe in the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross and His resurrection. This is a very difficult thing for unbelievers to understand and can only be understood by the conviction of the Holy Spirit to a ready heart. God's free gift to ALL who believe in Him is eternal life. No charge. No entry fee. No actions, other than to believe. We have a choice. We can pay for our own sins or accept the free gift of Christ, who paid for our sins for us through His death and resurrection.

Heavenly Father, oh how we glorify You for the free gift of eternal life You intend for everyone to receive. Help us Lord to share this wonderful news with those who are in our path. Give us hearts of longing and prayer to send workers into the field to bring in those who will accept Your precious free Gift. In Your Son our Saviour's name we pray, Amen.

           

©2011

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Ephesians 2:8,9

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast." NIV

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast." KJV

In our world, we work to make money so we can pay our bills and buy things we need and want. There are some things that money just can't buy. The greatest of those things is salvation through Jesus Christ. This cannot be earned in any way nor can we be good enough to received it based on our good morals and beliefs. Salvation is a gift paid for by Christ's giving of Himself on the cross for our sins so that we would not have to pay the price ourselves. This free gift is for everyone who recognizes their need to be set free from being separated from God. If we could receive eternal life based on our own efforts, we would be able to brag to others that we had worked our way to salvation and they haven't. Because of God's unending grace, no one can take pride in earning their salvation. We can only rejoice that our God loved us so much that He gave us this precious free gift through our faith, believing.

Heavenly Father, how we praise You and thank You for the free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ's blood shed on the cross. We thank You that we don't have to work for it or earn it, because we would never be able to pay off the debt of sin we owe. Give us boldness to share this good news with those around us so that they, too, can accept this free gift of salvation. In Jesus Christ our Saviour's name, Amen.

           

©2011

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