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17 September 2024 |
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Today God says:
"I will have mercy upon you if you will forsake and confess your sins"
He promises me:
"He that covers his sins shall not prosper: by whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy". (Prov. 28:13)
My response to the word:
God grants repentance to my heart when I sin. Repentance means both to be sorry for my sins and to turn away from them. God promises to give His mercy to me when I confess and forsake my sins; therefore, I will confess, forsake, and turn away from my sins as soon as the Holy Spirit convicts me.
My prayer:
Lord, I never want to attempt to cover my sins again. Instead, I want to forsake them and follow you. Grant me your gift of repentance when I sin.
Today's scriptures:
"If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought Him back to life, you will be saved". (Rom. 10:9 GW) "So admit your sins to one another, and pray for each other so that you will be healed". (James 5:16 GW) "Many people who deceive others have gone into the world. They refuse to declare that Jesus Christ came in flesh and blood". (2 John 7 GW)
Quote for today:
"I can forgive, but I cannot forget" is only another way of saying, "I cannot forgive". (Henry Ward Beecher)
On this day:
"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".
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On 17th September 1630, English settlers change the name of Trimountain, Massachusetts, to Boston in honor of pastor John Cotton, formerly of St. Botolph's Church in Boston, England.
On 17th September 1868, Walter Gowans was born in Canada. With Rowland Bingham and Thomas Kent, he went to open a mission door in East Africa, thereby becoming a co-founder of the Sudan Interior Mission. However, he died of malaria within a year.