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But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14 

Lord, there are so many things I take pride in, so many things I want others to know I have accomplished. Thank you Lord for Your cross. It reminds me that it is not about what I have done, am doing or will do. It is about what You alone have done! Your work on the cross accomplished my redemption and provided salvation for all who have placed their faith in You. By it the world has been crucified to me. It has nothing to offer me. It is dead to me. I have also been crucified to the world. I need not  seek it’s approval. It is only in the cross of Christ that  I make my boast. This season may my heart and mind be occupied with these three crucifixions, My Savior on the Cross, the world to me and me to the world. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

Always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies… 2 Corinthians 4:10

Lord may I never forget your death for me. Beyond that Lord may I always keep it in mind not morabidly but victoriously. Not morbidly because You willingly died for me. No one took Your life. You gave it up willingly for me.Victoriously because as I focus on Your death for my sin  I am reminded that I am dead to sin.  I can now began living for you because sin has no power over me. It need not reign in me.  Because of Your death, Your cross, I’m free from the slavery to sin. May I apply daily the freedom from sin found in the cross. In Your Name I pray, Amen.

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Friday, March 3rd, 2017

“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.” – Colossians 2:13‭-‬14 ESV

Dear Lord, We wish didnt stumble.  We wish we didn’t sin and fall short of Your glory, Your divine standard. We wish we didn’t trespass, stepping out of the divine boundaries often on purpose. We wish we weren’t twisted, messed up inside and out. Lord, You tell us that the wages of our sin is death, separation from You both know and eternally. Lord, I had one big debt with You. Thank you for canceling my record of debt, my I.O. U. with You for my sins past, present and future. Thank You for nailing my debt to Your cross and paying for it all with Your precious blood and life. I can never repay You my Savior. Your love is so amazing, so divine, it demands my heart, my life, my all. In Your Name we pray. Amen.

For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Lord, as we focus on you, may your love for us control us. May we be constrained and motivated by your love for us as we meditate on the cross. You died for us, for our sins, for our salvation, in our place, to bring us to God. Tomorrow may I love you more as I think about your love for me. May my love for you be reflected in my obedience to you and my service for you  not just by words to you. In your Name  I pray. AMEN.

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From Dr. Ray Pritchard

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