It sometimes seems as though there is no relief from our past, no way to repair the damage we have done to ourselves and others. Or maybe you have been the victim of abuse and can find no peace. This is the time when faith in God is our only recourse, the only way we can find peace from the guilt, shame, isolation, and condemnation.
It's good to know just how patient God really is:
1 Peter 3:19, After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
It's good to know that there is a way to calm our conscience and become an upstanding member of society free from guilt, addiction and destructive behaviors. It builds endurance in our thinking when we resist the temptations to isolate, use, commit crime, or abuse.
All these blessings are available to us but the choice always remains in our hands.
It's good to know just how patient God really is:
1 Peter 3:19, After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
It's good to know that there is a way to calm our conscience and become an upstanding member of society free from guilt, addiction and destructive behaviors. It builds endurance in our thinking when we resist the temptations to isolate, use, commit crime, or abuse.
All these blessings are available to us but the choice always remains in our hands.
Why not start some new good clean habits today?
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