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 I heard most of this story earlier today and thought it was powerful so wanted to share.  God is willing to forgive, cleanse and save all who call to Him in truth, recognising their need of Him. CHRIST SAVES. D. L. Moody in Prison.  I have good news to tell you--Christ is come after you. I was at the Fulton-street prayer-meeting, a good many years ago, one Saturday night, and when the meeting was over, a man came to me and said, "I would like to have you go down to the city prison to-morrow, and preach to the prisoners. I said I would be very glad to go. There was no chapel in connection with that prison, and I was to preach to them in their cells. I had to stand at a little iron railing and talk down a great, long narrow passageway, to some three or four hundred of them, I suppose, all out of sight. It was pretty difficult work; I never preached to the bare walls before. When it was over I thought I would like to see to whom I had been preaching, and how they had receiv...

Yes, you're correct. I know it doesn't start with a "z" but it's a great verse with a "z" in it. Hope that's OK. 😊 How precious to be redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself! No other offering could have paid the price required to purchase our pardon.  He gave Himself for us.  Here's the challenge : Have we truly given ourselves to Him? Have we determined to live for Him?  If so, we ought to be zealous for good works, because as Ephesians 2:10 tells us,  "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Now He has redeemed us and is purifying us, we have become special to Him.  I think that's an amazing thought!  Thanks for following along on my journey through the Alphabet Scriptures.  Have you memorised any or all of them? 

I'm not aware of any actual statistics but I think most people enjoy hearing the birds sing. I'm sure God loves hearing all His creatures praise Him in joyful song.  We have so much for which to give Him thanks, He has blessed us so richly in calling us His children. So let's get singing His praise!  Those He has redeemed have a very special song to sing!

I always loved this verse. I think it's such a great encouragement that no matter how frequently we mess up, our God is the One who is able to keep us and present us faultless with exceeding joy. What a glorious day of rejoicing that will be! God and the angels and redeemed mankind will all rejoice greatly at the Lord's great loving kindness and mercies and gracious dealings with His people.  When you're struggling to hold on to that, remember this: "The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth." Psalm 145:17-18.  Whether it feels like that or not is another matter but our feelings do not dictate truth.  He is gracious, and worthy of all the praise we can give, even in the hardest circumstances. We have many examples of this all through the Scriptures. 

"Paul said he was an apostle 'by the will of God'; and whatever I may be, it shall be by the same will. I am the Lord's servant; what He wants me to do, I will do, and He will show me what that is."    "But Stephen, everything in this world is not for duty? Don't you allow some little chink or cranny where pleasure comes in?" Stephen smiled, a smile that astonished his friend, and almost silenced him. "I have no greater pleasure than to do the will of God," he said. "See Charles, you do not understand it, because you do not know Him, but I know Him. He has redeemed me, and forgiven me, and adopted me; He has made me inexpressibly happy with His presence: I am not living without pleasure, I am full of it; and the only thing I wish for further in this world is to do what work my Lord has for me to do, and so please Him." "Stephen M.D."