24 February 2019
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We Have Already Been Accepted by God (TMF:1075)

Friday, March 01, 2019
Peace to Live By: We Have Already Been Accepted by God (TMF:1075) - Daniel Litton
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       So, let’s get started today in discussing the first life-changing thing—the first breakthrough. Our first breakthrough is this: We never have to earn God’s acceptance; we have already been accepted by God. This sounds basic, but I think a lot of Christians don’t realize this essential truth. They don’t realize that at the moment they accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, at that very moment, they become approved by God. That is, God accepted this new person in his family as his own personal son or daughter, much like parents accept a child born into their family or accept an adopted child. When parents accept the child, that child is part of the family, is given the family name, and has all the privileges of a member of that family. Namely, what’s most important is the love that child gets from his or her mother and father. The Apostle Paul told the Romans, “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father”” (Romans 8:15, ESV).

How We View God is Very Important (TMF:1074)

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Peace to Live By: How We View God is Very Important (TMF:1074) - Daniel Litton
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       Probably one of the greatest hindrances to an individual’s personal relationship with God is that of having an incorrect view of God. That is at the heart of the matter really. When a Christian is finding him or herself as feeling rejected by God, or having a negative view of God, he or she finds that the relationship with him isn’t as enjoyable as it should be. Obviously, though, it’s not because something is wrong with God—quite to the contrary. As hard as it may seem, as much as we don’t want to believe it, there must be something wrong with us. So, let’s get started today in discussing the first life-changing thing—the first breakthrough. Our first breakthrough is this: We never have to earn God’s acceptance; we have already been accepted by God. This sounds basic, but I think a lot of Christians don’t realize this essential truth. They don’t realize that at the moment they accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, at that very moment, they become approved by God. That is, God accepted this new person in his family as his own personal son or daughter, much like parents accept a child born into their family or accept an adopted child.

There's No Need to Live with Regret (TMF:1073)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Peace to Live By: There's No Need to Live with Regret (TMF:1073) - Daniel Litton
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       There's no need to continue living with the weight of your sin on your shoulders. There's no need to live with regret. God can lift that burden off of you, and you can be made right with him today. Not only will you be in right relationship with him, but he also freely gives eternal life to whoever will believe in him. There will be no hell in the future for those who accept Jesus. There is no more condemnation for them. They are free: free to live and have a new life. You can have the mind of Christ. If you would like to accept Jesus today as your personal Lord and Savior, then just follow my lead in this simple prayer: God, I have screwed up in my life. I have sinned against you, and against others. I have not lived up to your righteous standard. But I understand that through Jesus I can have forgiveness for my sins, that the weight can come off my shoulders. I want to accept Jesus' sacrifice on my behalf, and I believe that he rose from the dead. I turn from willingly doing wrong today, and count Jesus as my Lord. Please, change my life and make me new. In Jesus' name, Amen.

We Need to Accept Jesus' Perfect Sacrifice (TMF:1072)

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Peace to Live By: We Need to Accept Jesus' Perfect Sacrifice (TMF:1072) - Daniel Litton
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       God showed his love for everyone by having Jesus die on the cross of all sins of all time. But because each of us are born with a sin-nature, we have to accept Jesus' perfect sacrifice on the cross for forgiveness of sins, and to be truly set free from sin. You see, Jesus can make you free today. He died on a cross, some 2,000 years ago, and he rose from the dead by God's power so that anyone can be forgiven and set free from sin. God is here today to take the weight of your sins and failures off of your shoulders, to give you a new mind. By believing in Jesus for the forgiveness of the wrongs you did, you can be made to be at peace with God. He will forgive any and every offense for anyone who comes to him in agreement with him. There's no need to continue living with the weight of your sin on your shoulders. There's no need to live with regret. God can lift that burden off of you, and you can be made right with him today. Not only will you be in right relationship with him, but he also freely gives eternal life to whoever will believe in him.

We Are New Creations in Christ (TMF:1071)

Monday, February 25, 2019
Peace to Live By: We Are New Creations in Christ (TMF:1071) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember, again, we are new creations in Christ. We have all that we need to make ourselves better. We have the Holy Spirit inside us, God himself, and his power will work through us if we allow it to. And we have the Word of God, which is sharper than any two-edged sword, and definitely has power behind it. When we speak the Word of God over our lives, we see more and more successes and victories. We should use Scripture to fight against attacks from the devil, to defeat temptations as they come to us. And we should use the Word of God to better ourselves by casting down wrong thoughts, forgetting the past, and moving forward. Perhaps you’ve been considering all that I have been saying about the mind, and about how we can better ourselves—having better thinking within ourselves. Perhaps you realize you have issues that need to be corrected, and you want to correct those problems. I want you to realize today if your not a Christians that even though God loves you, you still need to come into a personal relationship with him to be truly free from your issues.