18 August 2019
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Becoming Sin-Free & Gaining Eternal Life (TMF:1200)

Friday, August 23, 2019
Peace to Live By: Becoming Sin-Free & Gaining Eternal Life (TMF:1200) - Daniel Litton
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       We know that Jesus came to earth, some 2,000 years ago, he lived a perfect life, and he died on the cross, bearing the penalty for your sins and my sins. God put all of our sin on him so we would not have to go Hell in the future. He made a way for us to be guilt-free of everything wrong we’ve ever done against him, every commandment of his we’ve broken. God is a holy and righteous God, and he cannot let sin go unpunished. If you would like to make the decision today to believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins and gain eternal life, please follow my lead in this prayer: God, I am coming to you today to give my life over to you. I have been living my life my own way, under the power of Satan, but today I understand that I can gain real life in you. And I want to accept Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for me, and I do believe he really rose from the dead. Thank you, Father, for loving me and choosing to save me, and help me to become like you want me to be. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

The Solution for Our Sin Problem (TMF:1199)

Thursday, August 22, 2019
Peace to Live By: The Solution for Our Sin Problem (TMF:1199) - Daniel Litton
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       I realize that there are many of you out there who have been listening to what I have been saying but you do not believe in Jesus. Sure, you may believe he exists, but you have never given your life over to him. A big part of the problem for many individuals is that they don’t want to be wrong. You might not want to accept Jesus because that will mean you will have to admit you have been wrong, and have been doing wrong, for a long time. And you don’t feel you can do that. But, I want to plead with you today not to let pride stop you from coming to Jesus. Don’t let what others may think of Jesus, or of you coming into relationship with him, actually stop you from making the right choice today. It’s okay to admit you have been wrong. That’s what I had to do when I accepted Jesus—I had to admit I had been living my life the wrong way. I had to admit that I hadn’t been following God. And sure, it cost me some relationships, some friendships in my life. But I have never regretted my choice.

What Sin Actually Means & Does (TMF:1198)

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Peace to Live By: What Sin Actually Means & Does (TMF:1198) - Daniel Litton
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       That’s our sole reason for existence, after all, to be in close relationship with God. That’s why he created humans in the first place. He wanted to have beings who would willingly choose to love him. And that’s what Adam and Eve had been doing. Satan presented a choice to love God, or to love self first. In other words, the choice really was, “Who is God? Is God really God, or should God be ourselves?” Again, that’s what sin does. When we sin, we are making ourselves God, and saying we know better than God about this or that. We are saying that our own personal choice is better and trumps what God has told us to be true. And so we put God in contempt, and we lose our close fellowship with him. Thankfully, though, today we live in the age of grace, and through Christ, those of us who believe have been restored to right relationship with God. And anytime we sin, we can have that close fellowship revitalized, and we can love God with our whole beings.

The Loss of the Sole Reason for Existence (TMF:1197)

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Peace to Live By: The Loss of the Sole Reason for Existence (TMF:1197) - Daniel Litton
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       While Satan took life from Adam, Christ gives life to all who will believe through his death and resurrection. But Satan’s ultimate goal in getting Adam and Eve to eat the fruit was to ruin their relationship with God. He wanted them to be separated from God, no longer having the intimate fellowship with him that they so dearly enjoyed beforehand. And this not only hurt Adam and Eve, but it also hurt God because he lost his fellowship with them. Undoubtedly, he loved being close to them and having that relationship with them. That’s our sole reason for existence, after all, to be in close relationship with God. That’s why he created humans in the first place. He wanted to have beings who would willingly choose to love him. And that’s what Adam and Eve had been doing. Satan presented a choice to love God, or to love self first. In other words, the choice really was, “Who is God? Is God really God, or should God be ourselves?” Again, that’s what sin does. When we sin, we are making ourselves God.

Satan's Power & Humans' Loss of Power (TMF:1196)

Monday, August 19, 2019
Peace to Live By: Satan's Power & Humans' Loss of Power (TMF:1196) - Daniel Litton
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       So, we see here that Satan succeeded in getting Adam and Eve to want the fruit which was forbidden. He was able to play off of their good desires to get them to fulfill them in an unlawful way—a way which wasn’t approved by God. Thus, by what Adam did, by sinning against God and eating the forbidden fruit, he gave up his right to rule the earth. He gave up that right to Satan. And at this moment, not only did Satan rule the earth, but he also ruled in the hearts of Adam and Eve—through their now fallen, sin-natures within their flesh. And Satan would have rule of the earth all the way until the cross—until Jesus would disarm him. Even today, Satan has great power and influence over our world, and is constantly seeking to work out his desires and wishes through the lives of people. He wants sin-driven people to spread evil to others. But the good news today is that for us, as Christians, Satan does not rule in our lives. Christ does. Satan only has authority in our lives where we allow him to.