Daily Bible Reading for March 7th

 

Reading for March 7th

Chapter 9 - The Saved, the Suffering, and the Oppressed

Focus: Bottom of Page 64 to the Top of 65

“Through the work of the cross, Jesus took our sin, our shame, our disease, and their control over us upon himself, and all of it died with him.” pg. 64

A few weeks back my grandmother passed away. She had a long and full life, but age and failing health brought her home to Jesus. As I processed her passing, most of my thoughts turned to eternity.

We are not meant for this fallen world. God never intended for us to have sin, shame, disease, or death in the Garden of Eden. God’s intention was for us to be in complete community with him for all of eternity. The troubles of this life were never supposed to be. And thank God that it didn’t stop at that point.

The work of the cross offers a reprieve from the punishment of the fallen world. It’s the reset button to our faulty system, an opportunity for all of humanity to have access to the freedom of the Garden through Jesus.

Our links for this week provide us with some biblical context on what it means to submit to the authority of our government. We also have a link that can help us to pray for our government and our leaders. 

https://tinyurl.com/linksformarch3rd

Let the lyrics from this Shane & Shane song be our prayer today. 

For all that You've done
We will pour out our love
This will be our anthem song
Jesus, we love You
Oh how we love You
You are the one our
our hearts adore