Without the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ We Cannot Stand Before GOD

The Bible tells us about GOD, His holiness, righteousness, and justice; and it declares our sinfulness and our need of cleansing and forgiveness. Through this we learn of God's provision of grace through the gift of the life of Jesus Christ God's only begotten Son. Our reading for today is a prayer of Ezra. Ezra …

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For Cleansing and Healing

From today's scheduled Bible reading... And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, "This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest..." Leviticus 14:1-2 From extra reading for the day... Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.  …

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Unknown Transgressions Against GOD

And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.  And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass …

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Fear Not; Forgiveness Is Given

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.  And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, "Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto …

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Mourning caused by sin’s disobedience

Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have …

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If the LORD marks iniquities who can stand?

Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O LORD.  Lord, hear my voice: let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?  But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul …

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Prayer of Repentance and Forgiveness

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.  For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done …

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Forgiven Sin and Consequences

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.  And Absalom came to the king, and said, "Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant."  And the …

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