April 6

Deuteronomy 30

There is a direct connection between our act of repentance and divine forgiveness.  In His mercy God built in a forgiveness clause as the key to our restoration.  On our own, we are not capable of changing our hearts.  In the Old Testament this transformation of the heart was to take place through daily Torah reading.  In the New Testament, the transformation takes place through Jesus.  Either way we look at it, circumcision of the heart and  renewing our mind beings by knowing God's will through reading the Word.  As I was reading the Deuteronomy passage it reaffirmed to me that no matter how far we might wander off, God is always with us, waiting for us, always ready to forgive us.  Moses lays out the choice before the people of Israel to choose life and blessings, or death and curses.  It's kind of like going to a buffet table and choosing food that will either make you healthy or make you sick.  Jesus tells us in John 14:6 that He is the way, the truth and the life.  We all get to make the choice.  Lord I thank You for Your grace, love and mercy.  Thank You Lord for constantly giving us the chance to repent and receive Your unconditional love. Lord, I lift up anyone who is struggling today and I pray Lord that we can be vessels to shine Your light of truth into someone's life today.  I pray by the power of Your Holy Spirit, You remove the veil from anyone who has eyes but can't see and give them courage and strength to choose Life.



Randi