Just as I was about to go down for breakfast two days ago, the first lines of today’s prayer struck me. I wrote them down on my iPad, then set off again, only for the next few lines to arrive before I had reached my bedroom door. This happened several times, until the whole piece was roughed out. It was an awesome experience.
Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? (Matthew 9:5; NLT).
Forgiveness
Is the same as healing,
Mercy
Is the same as love,
And weakness
Is the same as strength,
When we have faith
In Christ above.
Cling to your faith in Christ (1 Timothy 1:19; NLT).
A person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 2:16; NLT).
References
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love (Psalm 51:1; NLT).
When I am weak, then I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:10; NLT)).
God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead (Romans 4:24; NLT).
Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory (1 Peter 1:21; NLT).
God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:9-11; NLT).