Day 242 Bible Readings – 2 Corinthians 3: 17 (ESV)

2 Chronicles 35-36, 2 Corinthians 3, Psalm 130

2 Corinthians 3: 17 (ESV)

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

I love verse 17 from 2 Corinthians 3. We sing this verse in song at least once a month in my church. Jesus Christ gave us a new covenant with Father-God, where he gave us the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ liberated us from the bondage of the old covenant of Moses with its laws, and the from the bondage of sin. We have the presence of the Holy Spirit within us, who brings us transformation into the ways of Jesus Christ. We are freed from sin because Jesus Christ died for us. Our new covenant with Father-God is now through the grace of his son Jesus Christ. In the old covenant with Moses, people had to veil themselves before approaching Father-God in the temple. Jesus Christ gave us a new covenant where that veil is no longer needed, because Jesus Christ removed it so we can approach Father-God with boldness.

As believers in Jesus Christ, we need to invite the present of the Holy Sprit into our lives. The Holy Spirit will guide and help us to have a deeper relationship with Father-God. We need to embrace the gifts of the spirits given us to by the Holy Spirit, so we can enjoy a more direct and person relationship with Father-God through his son Jesus Christ.

Having a relationship with the Holy Spirit has been the most important development in my spiritual journey to have a deeper relationship with Father-God through his son Jesus Christ. I seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in everything I do, and I love knowing that the guidance I am receiving is coming from Father-God and Jesus Christ because of the new covenant and the trinity.

If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on this Bible verse, and through your faith in Jesus Christ you want to have a deeper relationship with Father-God through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, please pray this prayer out loud:

Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! Do yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you can hear the words of Father-God preached and experience signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

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Day 241 Bible Readings for August 30 – 2 Chronicles 33: 12-13 (ESV)

2 Corinthians 33-34, 2 Corinthians 2: 12-17, Psalm 129

2 Chronicles 33: 12-13 (ESV)

“And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.”

In verses 12 and 13, we read the response of King Manasseh when he was in a dire situation and taken captive by the Assyrians. Manasseh prayed, humbled himself, and repented to Father-God to deliver him. We also read about the mercy of Father-God and how he is always ready to forgive those who seek him, no matter how far away they have strayed from him. Manasseh was known for his idolatry and evil practices, and his rebellion against Father-God. Father-God heard Manasseh’s plea and restored him back to Jerusalem and his kingdom.

I love these verses because we see how merciful Father-God is, and how willing he is to restore a believer if they seek him and are repentant. Manasseh was the King of Judah, who willingly and deliberately turned his whole kingdom away from Father-God. He committed the greatest of sins, yet Father-God showed mercy and restored Manasseh physically and spiritually. No amount of my disobedience and sins towards Father-God can compare to Manasseh’s disobedience and sins, so I find it reassuring to know that Father-God loves his children so much that he will always show us mercy and grant us restoration if we seek him and are repentant.

If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses, and through your faith in Jesus Christ you want to have a relationship with a Father-God who will love you and show you mercy no matter how far you rebel against him if you seek him and are willing to repent, please pray this prayer out loud:

Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! Do yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you can hear the words of Father-God preached and experience signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

Day 240 Bible Readings – 2 Chronicles 32: 20-21 (ESV)

2 Chronicles 31-32, 2 Corinthians 2: 1-11, Psalm 128

2 Chronicles 32: 20-21 (ESV)

“Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.”

In verses 20 and 21, we read about what happened to Sennacherib the king of Assyria when he blasphemed the god of King Hezekiah, who was faithful to Father-God. The King of Assyria wanted to destroy the people’s trust in Father-God.  Hezekiah found out about the king of Assyria was saying and doing, so he and Isaiah the prophet prayed to Father-God for help. The Lord sent an angel to destroy the army of the King of Assyria, and Hezekiah did not have to fight them. But the King of Assyria did not escape punishment from Father-God. When he returned home, he was killed by own sons.

These verses stood out to me today as we mourn the shooting of the Catholic children in Minnesota who were gunned down while praying, and the response of certain politicians who made comments that seemed to say prayer doesn’t work. These comments about prayer not working when you are killed while praying are meant to destroy people’s trust in Father-God. Their comments remind me of what Sennacherib the king of Assyria did to King Hezekiah and people of Jerusalem. We need to see these people’s comments as attempts to shake our trust in Father-God and remember the times in our life when Father-God delivered on his promises to protect and deliver us.

If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses, and through your faith in Jesus Christ you want to have faith that Father-God will deliver on his promises to protect and deliver you, please pray this prayer out loud:

Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! Do yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you can hear the words of Father-God preached and experience signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.

Day 239 Bible Readings – Psalm 127: 1-2 (ESV)

2 Chronicles 29 & 30, 2 Corinthians 1: 12-24, Psalm 127

Psalm 127: 1-2 (ESV)

“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

When I read verses 1 and 2 form Psalm 127, tears came to my eyes. If I think back through my life of all the times when I wasn’t consulting with the Holy Spirit about the decisions I needed to make, those times were full of difficulty. I had success but the journey was full of misery and stress. The times in my life where I prayed to Father-God for help in any decision I made and followed the advice of the Holy Spirit, the journey was smoother and worked out way better than I could ever imagine. I also noticed that any decision I made in my life without the blessing of Father-God never quite worked, and I ended up having to reverse course sometimes. I didn’t have the protection and blessings of Father-God to protect the decision I made in my life.

We need the involvement and guidance of Father-God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit in our efforts for our life to be blessed and protected. We need to partner with Father-God to align our life and our goals with his plan and purposes for our life and for the world. I know for myself partnering with the Holy Spirit is a constant struggle for me because I like to think of myself as a smart and independent person. But I am slowly learning that my life works so much better and smoother if I consult with the Holy Spirit and pray for blessings and protection from Father-God in the name of his son Jesus Christ.

If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses, and through your faith in Jesus Christ you want to feel like your efforts in life are blessed and protected and not in vain, please pray this prayer out loud:

Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! Do yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you can hear the words of Father-God preached and experience signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.