Well today marks the end of a week of PAID TIME OFF. I didn't have to work from Tuesday-This coming Tuesday which was a blessing because I enjoyed waking up with only what I want to do at hand, which is something all of us ladies and gents enjoy :).
I finally got back into my personal devotions of Romans. Although quite a difficult book it really breaks down the idea of works not being dead but Faith in Jesus Christ being what imputes our sins and cleanses us and gives us that righteousness that Father Abraham was given. He was a man justified not because he was a Jew but because he had Faith in God (in regards to son Isaac and being born a son). Although he displayed works when asked to sacrifice his only son Isaac by God later on this was not what justified him. It was only the fruit of a man justified by Faith in the living God. That is where I pray my works for the kingdom come from. Through the simplicity of faith in Jesus Christ. In Him being the son of God sent to deliver us from the bondage of sin. Please dear God, show us Father... Show us how to obtain more faith in the unseen and the unknown obstacles and trials. Show us how to truly count it as joy and release our selfish sin nature to you. Father I pray to surrender more and more of myself to you daily. Teach me to shed the flesh that weighs me down from your living water. BAPTIZE me afresh with your Holy Spirit so I may walk upright in the sight of the Lord. Father I love you thank you for making me beautiful and wonderful. Your such a merciful and gracious King :).
So Today I get to attend another dinner. *Christians and their celebrations :)...They never end. lol * This one is at a new restaurant that not many or any of my brothers and sisters have tried. We are all really excited to celebrate my dear Sister Sierras birthday. The Lord has given her another year with Him and another year of growth. I praise God for these days full of opportunities for fellowship because I can remember those days without it. I am so blessed by all of the people in my life now that I can consider real family. What a blessing we have in Jesus. He truly fulfills all of our hearts desires.
I am also a bit hormonal because of the fall of mankind and the curse that Eve received for all women. But I really have true joy and love for this day that God has given me. This week has been yet another amazing adventure with our God. I invited a Jewish boy to my church yesterday and he responded "oh, I'm Jewish." It really caught me off guard. But then I looked at my devotions in Romans 4 today and I see that Jesus is especially to be received by those of Jewish blood and how sad to see that the Jews still believe they are saved by their blood alone. It is the blood of Christ which saves not who we are or what we are. May that boy meet Jesus either through our Church family or another amazing family of believers :)..
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