#EvolutionofaHolyBadAss
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”1 Peter 2:24 NRSVUE First in Isaiah, and here in 1 Peter, we are reminded that Christ suffered that we might live healed and free. We are …
“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.”2 Timothy 4:7 NRSVUE Paraphrasing Kierkegaard, we live our lives forward, but they can only be understood backwards. Looking back to conversations with My Beloved in our last days together, he was saying goodbye, assuring me of his love, and …
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”Psalms 56:3 NIV I’m pretty brave, but I’ve always had shelter. As a little girl, I could always find comfort my Daddy’s embrace, or either of my grandpas. I was dearly loved. For 31 years, My Beloved was my shelter. I cannot possibly count the times …
“and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20 NRSVUE How often do we default to “wasn’t me” when things …
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.”Romans 5:1-2 NIV We have peace. I remember reading that peace …
“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.”James 5:13 NLT Learned from My Beloved, an old wisdom, “Joy and sorrow live in the same house.”We should appreciate the balance life offers. Where there is joy, there will also be sorrow, one tempering the other.Lord, wipe …
“Give to the Most High as he has given to you and as generously as you can afford.For the Lord is the one who repays,and he will repay you sevenfold.Divine JusticeDo not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it, and do not rely on a dishonest sacrifice, for the Lord is the …
“A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.”Ephesians 6:10-11 NLT When reading this encouragement to the fellowship at Ephesus, I am reminded of watching my beloved Granny get dressed. …
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”John 14:6-7 NRSVUE This morning after reading this scripture, my mind went …
“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”Psalms 34:17-18 NRSVUE Lord, You are my shelter through this storm. The weight of my grief is now more dull ache than searing pain. We never heal …
Chelle A Wilson 
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