Brothers and Sisters 😊
📖 In Luke chapter 13 today we see Jesus strongly exhorting His audience to turn from their arrogance, and warning the people against a “holier than thou” mindset, relying on their own standard of good deeds for approval and reconciliation with God…
“Are you thinking that you are more righteous than these who have died?…Anyone who does not repent will also likewise perish” (vs 3).
Q. Do you believe that being morally good and striving to follow the Bible’s rules and commandments is the answer to acquiring God’s eternal acceptance and approval?
Q. What does the prophet Isaiah mean when he says…“We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like polluted garments and filthy rags?
🙏 Heavenly Father I confess to you and repent for my self-righteousness, self-justification, and self-centered lingering pride – Please help us to be fully mindful that we are all sinners in need of a Savior, and the only pathway that leads to you is the righteous work of Christ.
🙏 Lord Jesus we praise you today that all who put their trust in you have been once-for-all cleansed by your precious blood, and saved by your grace through faith alone – And also that saving faith does not stand alone but is accompanied by a response of gratitude and repentance, as we are spurred on by your costly and finished work at the cross…
✝️ “And someone said to Him, ‘Lord, will those who are saved be few?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many will seek to enter another way and will not be able saying, ‘Lord open to us for we ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ And the Lord will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know you…But blessed are those who come with (humility and repentance) in the name of the Lord!”
Luke 13:23,25,35
Grace and Gratitude 