condemnation upon you. He will remind you of the cross and say, “Your sins are already forgiven. I have already paid the price for your sins at Calvary. Rest in My forgiveness and love for you.”
Today’s Thought
When I know and believe how abundantly God loves me and has forgiven me of all my sins, I will end up loving Him much!
Today’s Prayer
Lord Jesus, thank You for paying the price for my sins at Calvary because You knew there’s no way I could ever pay for them myself. Because of Your sacrifice at the cross, I don’t have to be afraid to come to You when I’ve failed. And because You welcome me into Your presence, I come now before You with boldness. I lay all my sins, failings, addictions, and bondages at Your feet, and I receive Your forgiveness and power to overcome them. I believe that You love me and have already forgiven me. I worship and adore You, my precious Lord and Savior. Amen.
Destined to Reign
Today’s Scripture
Oh, taste and see that the L ORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
P SALM 34:8
I received a letter from a man, whom I’ll just call Patrick, who struggled with sexual addictions for more than ten years. He knew it was wrong, but he couldn’t break free from those addictions no matter how hard he tried. His conscience would plague him with reminders of his sins every time he tried to read the Word. This fed his belief that he wasn’t good enough for God and that God didn’t want anything to do with him because of his addictions.
This man lived in this realm of self-torture day after day. Then one day he read one of my books,
Destined To Reign
. Through the book, he came to discover and believe in Jesus’ finished work at the cross. He said, “I just decided to rest in Jesus’ finished work, His forgiveness, His victory, His grace, and His love,
and pornography and masturbation now have no power or dominion over me
. It truly is awesome, especially because I had tried for more than ten years to get victory, and all it took was for me to know the truth and rest in Jesus’ finished work. All glory to God!”
I don’t know what guilt you may be struggling with today, but God does. You no longer have to live under the dictates of your conscience, which condemns you every time you miss the mark. See the blood of Jesus cleansing your heart, and be free from the prison of guilt to experience victory like this precious brother.
I encourage you to fill your heart with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs that are full of God’s love and grace. When your heart is full of Jesus, wrong beliefs will begin to be replaced by right beliefs. Destructive addictions will be replaced by new, positive habits. Fear, shame, and guilt will begin to dissolve in the warmth of His perfect love for you. Experience His love today!
Today’s Thought
Victory comes when I know the truth of the Lord’s grace and rest in His finished work.
Today’s Prayer
Father, You have destined me to have victory over every sin, addiction, and fear in life through Jesus, Your Son. I come to You and I choose to rest in the finished work of Jesus at the cross. I believe His forgiveness, His victory, His grace, and His love are mine. I receive Your perfect love and power to break free from all guilt, condemnation, and shame. I am free in Jesus’ name. All praise and glory to You! Amen.
Play the Right Mental Movies
Today’s Scripture
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the L ORD , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
J EREMIAH 29:11
I can still remember what happened when I visited a lady from my congregation in the hospital. Heather had suffered a stroke that completely paralyzed the left side of her body. As I prayed for her, she lifted her right hand in a gesture of prayer. Amazingly, her left hand followed suit, albeit slowly. This was something that she had been unable to do following the stroke. By the grace of God, she was beginning to