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We love our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and are blessed with a beautiful, healing, personal fellowship. Each of us has our own story of of sorrow, struggles and pasts we are not proud of. We also know that we have been forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ, and are learning how to live based on God's Living Word. We know that God did not send His Son to die for us so that we would stay trapped in pain, guilt, and shame. The Stauros Ministry is about a sharing God's love with a personal friendship and journey together; it's not a program. We invite ANYONE who is in need of encouragement from women who understand to post on our blog. Reach out; God's Word is truth

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

INSTEAD OF SHAME.....from Proverbs 31 Daily Devotional on line.

This is only part of their devotion I got today. Now you can see why I just love this web site. Sure gives me some things to think and pray about.

"Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs." Isaiah 61:7 (NIV)

Application Steps:
Consider the years of your life you feel might have been wasted. Reread and memorize Isaiah 61:7, today's key verse. Cast away your shame and look for your double portion of inheritance. Rejoice in God's mercy and grace.

Reflections:
Do I feel I have lost my chance to use my spiritual gifts?

How can I begin to use my spiritual gifts to display God's mercy in my life?

Power Verses:
Joel 2:26, "You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed." (NIV)

Psalm 36:5, "Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies." (NIV)

Romans 11:29-30, "For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience." (NIV)

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