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What do you do about sin?

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1Jn 1:8, 9


If we're Christians, we don’t want to sin.  Sin is rebellion, and we don’t want to be in rebellion against our gracious and loving Lord.  Nevertheless, along with the Apostle Paul, we have to say, “For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.  For what I am doing, I do not understand, for what I will to do, that I do not practice, but what I hate, that I do.”  So what happens?  We finally get to the place of saying, “My Lord won’t forgive me this time - I’ve sinned too often.”

But what we desperately need to remember is that our Lord has already forgiven us!  The Scripture before us doesn’t tell us to beg for forgiveness.  It just tells us to confess the sins to Him.  It tells us “he is faithful and just to to forgive us our sins!”  I hope it's clear that He can’t be just unless He’s already dealt with forgiven sins.  He dealt with them in His Son on the Cross.  It’s DONE!  The forgiveness is already there and waiting for us, and we can do one of two things: we can refuse it, or we can thank Him for it and accept it!  Which will it be for you today?  Let's end each day with confession.  Let's begin each day as forgiven children!


Al Moak

What a wonderful devotion to read first thing in the morning, Al.  Thanks!  And I have that great hymn playing as well.

Thanks so much.

Good morning, friends,

As usual, I'm on my way out the door to work. Y'all have a blessed day with the Lord.

Ruth Ann

Good Morning Like RuthAnn I soo will be out the door to go to work.

Thank you Al for the wonderful devotion this morning.

Beth please know tha tmy prayers are with you and your siblings as well as for your surgery.

TTYL

Marilyn, did you leave us some apple pie?  Eh?

The kids finished it off last night. I ate 3 pieces and left the rest for them or whoever got to it first. Haha

I do hope that this note finds everyone doing well. TBEAR has in her household today ... husband is at work & my daughter is at school & my son who is still living here at home is in bed so that gives me time to get a few things posted before I get started on some long overdues housework so some days I ask !!  

Well, it was a fun weekend for us here in OHIO !!  We ended up with about 7 inches of snow which was not as bad as expected. Then, my parents wound up getting 20 inches of snow with very HIGH WINDS so ... they are doing well as of last night when I spoke with them on the telephone !!

So, the menu of the day is pack up & running again so be sure to check it out & please we need some more people to come by & share with us so be sure to. We need some NEW IDEAS.  

Well, this tbear is going to take her leave for right now but I'll return again soon so take care & I would like to WELCOME all the new memebers that we have gotten & I am sure that PAT feels very blessed with all the new members that we have gotten. Beth I too send lots of hugs & prayers for you at this with your loss. [/b][/size][/font][/color]

Ohh, I love apple pie, TBear!

Thanks!  I'll share with everyone!

djyeo

joe

January 24   

Personal Life: God Is in That!

Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with
all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to
heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your
holy Servant Jesus. 
--Acts 4:29-30

Some are concerned because there are not more miracles and wonders
wrought in our midst through faith. In our day, everything is
commercialized. And I must say that I do not believe in commercialized
miracles.

"Miracles, Incorporated"--you can have it!

"Healing, Incorporated"--you can have that, too! And the same with
"Evangelism, Incorporated" and "Without a Vision the People Perish,
Incorporated." I have my doubts about signs and wonders that have to
be organized, that demand a letterhead and a president and a big
trailer with lights and cameras. God is not in that!

But the person of faith who can go alone into the wilderness and get
on his or her knees and command heaven--God is in that. The preacher
who will dare to stand and let his preaching cost him something--God
is in that. The Christian who is willing to put herself in a place
where she must get the answer from God and God alone--the Lord is in
that!  Faith Beyond Reason, 33-34.

"Lord, forgive me for so often trying to box up my plans and organize
Your work so it can all be controlled and explained. Take over, Lord,
and do Your thing, not mine, today. Amen."

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Beth ~ I am so sorry to hear of your dad's passing.  I have you, your siblings and all involved in my prayers.  I am praying that your surgery goes on as scheduled.

Bob ~ WOW!  I didn't realize your loss of hearing was since birth.  I can just see you going around your house and making little noises and then I can see your face with delightment in hearing those little noises.  Even a little squeaky door.  Heat in a register.  A bird singing outside.  Lots of little noises we hearing people take for granted.

Ruth Ann ~ Sounds like you had a busy, fulfilled weekend.  How awesome is that?

We are having a heat wave.  It is all the way up to 26°F right now.  I hadn't seen Stray Cat since Ivalou and I left for church yesterday.  He is sooooo sick looking.  I don't know if he is going to make it or not.  Even when Tony was here, he didn't come out of his carrier.  Jerry came over later and late last night, I opened the door.    Stray Cat came up on the deck.  What is so sad is when he rubs your hands and legs wanting some love.  I gave him some water to drink and made sure he had food.  This morning he came up on the deck again.  Hopefully the sunshine will warm his spirit.

Etta Sue!  26* surelly does sound like a heat wave to many people right now.  Hi to Jerry!

Thinking of Beth!

Not many things are working well at this rental place - mainly the refrigerator stopped working last Wednesday but thankful that two neighbors gave me shelf space & freezer space. 

It is mild weather here right now & into the high 60's and perhaps 70's this afternoon. 

Carol

Hi everyone.  It is lunchtime and I have been working at my computer all morning and nothing to really show for the effort.  I decided it was time to stop in here and try to catch up.

Beth, I am so saddened to hear of the sudden loss of your father.  We are never ready for such sad news.  I pray that God will continue to comfort you and your family.  Janet, I also extend my condolences to you as know you also feel this loss.

Ruth Ann, you certainly had a blessed weekend.  Your posting was literally bubbling with joy.  Hope this will be a good week for you.

Joe, welcome to CP.

Etta Sue, watch out for a heat stroke today from those high temps.    We are also very cold here in Georgia again this morning but it is nice and sunny.  It is now 30 degrees and hopefully it willl get above freezing this afternoon.

Carol, really frustrating when things you rent don't work.  Must be very inconvenient not having a refrigerator.  My folks used to go to Apache Junction, Arizona every winter and the first couple of years rented places.  Mother got so tired of having to clean up filty places and also finding what they had been promised would be a situation wasn't.  About the third winter there they bought their own place and didn't have to worry for the next 7 years before they sold it and didn't go back to Arizona again as Dad wasn't up to the trip anymore.

Tbear, it sounds like your parents are just about covered up with snow.  Glad you didn't get that much where you live.

Al, thanks for the fine devotional this morning. 

Good day, folks! 

I am off to aerobics class.

Hey, I needed to hear that this morning about being forgiven. Thanks!
I just woke up...it's 11 here! I remember waking up once and asking the kids to be quiet, then falling asleep again. I can't believe it's this late. WOW My body must be revolting against getting up so early every morning. Hrm. And I'm still tired. *yawn*
Gina

ya'll have made me hungry. :-)

I'm at work, and there are a lot of students here (well, a lot for me), but they are all working independently right now.

I have a lot of paperwork to get organized before I leave next week on maternity leave, so I had better go get that done, while I can.

Take care!!
karmat

Today was a day of errands.  We went to have the car’s emission checked, something we have to do every year before we can get the new registration.   And we went to Ace Hardware, and to Krogers, and to Walgreens, and to get gasoline, etc.

I had fruit for lunch, an orange and two big plums.  Then I was ready for a nap.  I read for a while on my book.  Now I’m almost ready for another nap.

Karma, my brother lives in King's Mountain, NC.

I’ve been printing some pictures today and also have started on next month’s birthday cards.  Always something.

Gal 5:19-25
19   The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
20   idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
21   and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23   gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24   Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
25   Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (NIV)[/b]

--- Papa John          <)))><<   
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Great verses today, Papa John!  Thanks for sharing them.

Good evening all.

PJ -- I think you had told me that before.  King's Mountain is about 2 hours east of me.  it's a nice little place.  I had a couple of friends in college from there.

Stilll cold here, but warming up some. 

Me thinks I will read a couple of more threads and then call it a night.

Have a good one, ya'll!

Well, night, night!

See you tomorrow!

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