1Peter 2:3
Joy’s Notes:
Tuesday
1 Peter 2:3
“Cry out for this nourishment) now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.”
The milk (Gods Word) reveals his kindness!!!
Gods character of His kindness is known ONLY when we drink His pure milk (His Word)
Gods KINDNESS is what struck me the most — His relentless pursuit for me !!
Moses stuttered .
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But Moses was REMEMBERED as being “powerful in speech!” (Acts 7:22)
👉because: of what He allowed God to do IN & THROUGH him
Rom 2:4
“Gods kindness leads me to repentance.”
Milk👉kindness👉repent
Milk= Heb 4:13
“It exposes our inner most thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes”
secrets & hiding always cause: disconnect & separateness
secrets make me sick!
• We can’t heal from what we don’t acknowledge!
Recognition (bible)👉Repentance👉Reverence👉Revival
Psalm 32:1-5
“Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! When I refused to confess my sin, my bones wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD .” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. “
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Repentance from (believing a lie against my identity) is like piled up dirty laundry.
—>Faith’s dirty laundry
—> I ENJOY cleaning up her laundry!!
7 reasons why repentance brings freedom! (by Chuck Lawless)
1. It stops us from developing a life of hypocrisy. (Living 2 different lives
Restaurant example- my eyes adjust to darkness & soon don’t realize HOW dark it is.
—> character is found here
2. Repentance draws my heart towards deep intimacy & TRUST with God
3. It breaks the enemy’s stronghold. Satan wants us to fall into sin, HIDE IT and stay in the bondage. Repentance moves our sin out of the darkness into the light!!!
4. Repentance gives me compassion and the gift of grace to offer others— not afraid to climb into others MESSY when I let God into mine!!!
(Can’t give what I’ve never received)
5. It cultivates humility in us. 👉It assaults our pride at the root by exposing us for who we really are, rather than who we pretend to be.
6. It encourages others to break out of shame I become a voyager for others to leave shake too! (It’s refreshing)
7. It brings joy and renewal. My heart is clean & as white as snow.
⁃ dry bones come alive!
⁃ (“When I refused to confess my sin, my bones wasted away”)