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Devotional - 03rd Feb 2021

 'By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil'
(Proverbs 16:6).

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Sin is callous, evil and destructive, it robs us of our joy and peace; it separates us from God and causes us to be fearful. It cost God his Son, whom he gave up to die on the cross for us. We were all dead in sin, but the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ, gave us the blessed hope of eternal life. We therefore, need to seek Christ and His righteousness and turn away from our sins and iniquities; showing mercy unto others as Christ grants us his mercy and grace. Let mercy and truth purify your life. When you seek and practice them it will motivate you to fear the Lord and will then lead you to forsake your sins and depart from evil. God is merciful to us, even though we don't deserve his mercy, and we should be to others. God's truth is a precious jewel that is reveal through His Word, with all sincerity and without pretence or deceit. Mercy and truth to a wise man motives him to fear the Lord and departs from evil. For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge and the foundation for living a godly life. It is by the mercy and truth of God we are pardoned from our iniquities. God send Christ to be the propitiation for sin, and in His truth fulfilled his promises concerning Him. It is Christ who atone for sin and made an end to it, when he died on the cross. It is through the mercy and grace of God that we are not consumed and by the fear of the Lord we are able to abstain from evil and any appearance of it. We need mercy to do away with the guilt of sin, as it frees us from its penalty. We also need God's standard of truth and righteousness, lest we sin, to free us from the power of sin. Let us keep our minds fixed on Jesus our Saviour and revere in our minds a holy dread and reverence of God, that we might depart from evil and not sin against God.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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