Being justified freely by his grace through redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God set forth to be a propitiation [reconciliation] through faith in his blood. Romans 3:24-25.
The word translated as "reconciliation" means actually "to cover." This is what true reconciliation must do. - Andrew Murray- The Power of the Blood of Jesus.
Going deeper in the Word on with last week's study of the cords (Numbers 3:26c).
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Proverbs 26:28 KJV.
The Hebrew word for rule used here is Ma`tsar. It means restraint, or control. The context here is a man dealing with temptation.
A city without walls is like a tent with no cords (Jeremiah 10:20.) It is very easily plundered. And we talked about the fact that there is an enemy that wants to plunder your tent (and mine).
If it feels like we are reviewing it's because we are. There's precedence for that in the scripture. When Jesus wilderness in direct confrontation with the devil, He quoted scripture in three consecutive instances repeating, "It is written..." (Luke 4:1-13).
Resistance training. Doing repetitions. Building spiritual discipline. I just want to encourage you today that winning the war against temptation is a process. Wherever you are in that process, there is help for you (Philippians 4:13).
I have a really good quote to share with you. I was going to wait and share it with you tomorrow. But I know you are hungry for it.
No one can transplant a heart of faith into you like it's a new body part. Faith is more like a muscle you already have. It just needs to be strengthened. You have to be intentional about making it grow. -Pastor Steven Furtick - Sun Stand Still.
By Grace,
Travis
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