"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" John 8:36

 

Jesus died - made a sacrifice of His life - so that we might be free of the law of sin and death. He came to bring us life in all it's fullness. John 10:10.

At this time of year relax and thank God for His goodness to us. Ephesians 1 3-14.

 

 

 

 

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will - to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment - to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession-to the praise of His glory"  Eph 1 3-14

 

"For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you might know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance to his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one that is to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed hin to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fulness of him who fills everything in every way." Eph 1 15-23

 

 

Lord I come to you

let my heart be changed, renewed

flowing from the grace

that I've found in you

Lord I've come to know

the weaknesses I see in me

will be stripped away

by the power of your love

 

Hold me close

let your love surround me

bring me near

draw me to your side

and as I wait

I'll rise up like the eagle

and I will soar with you

your spirit leads me on

in the power of your love

 

Lord unveil my eyes

let me see you face to face

the knowledge of your love

as you live in me

Lord renew my mind

as your will unfolds in my life

in living every day

by the power of your love

(Geoff Bullock)