It is said "A lie can travel the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes."

Indeed, we live in times where lies, half-truths and misinformation run rampant!

But we, as Christ's ambassadors, are called to be Truth-Tellers!

We are soldiers commanded by Our Risen King, to expose and shine His Holy Light against the darkness of lies!

Please take a moment to either read or listen to this morning's Our Daily Bread!

Plague of Lies https://www.odbm.org/en/devotionals/devotional-category/plague-of-lies?ts=1786924800000

" The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

His mercies never cease!

Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning."

Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT

Meditate a little on this mercy of the Lord.

It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, he healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of his mercy as in the matter of it.

It is great mercy. There is nothing little in God; his mercy is like himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great that it forgives great sins to great sinners, after great lengths of time, and then gives great favours and great privileges, and raises us up to great enjoyments in the great heaven of the great God.

It is undeserved mercy, as indeed all true mercy must be, for deserved mercy is only a misnomer for justice. There was no right on the sinner’s part to the kind consideration of the Most High; had the rebel been doomed at once to eternal fire he would have richly merited the doom, and if delivered from wrath, sovereign love alone has found a cause, for there was none in the sinner himself.

It is rich mercy. Some things are great, but have little efficacy in them, but this mercy is a cordial to your drooping spirits; a golden ointment to your bleeding wounds; a heavenly bandage to your broken bones; a royal chariot for your weary feet; a bosom of love for your trembling heart.

It is manifold mercy. As Bunyan says, “All the flowers in God’s garden are double.” There is no single mercy. You may think you have but one mercy, but you shall find it to be a whole cluster of mercies.

It is abounding mercy. Millions have received it, yet far from its being exhausted; it is as fresh, as full, and as free as ever.

It is unfailing mercy. It will never leave thee. If mercy be thy friend, mercy will be with thee in temptation to keep thee from yielding; with thee in trouble to prevent thee from sinking; with thee living to be the light and life of thy countenance; and with thee dying to be the joy of thy soul when earthly comfort is ebbing fast.

C. H. Spurgeon

"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;

Who forgives all your inquiries, who heals all your diseases."

Psalm 103: 1-3 NKJV

Everything I am, all that is within me, I draw upon as I praise Your Holy Name.

You have done so many great things and have given me power to do even greater things as I allow You to live through me.

Thank you for healing me, for forgiving me!

You are an awesome God!

Jesus said a lot of things. Beautiful, enlightening, and important things. But there’s one command that sums up how we should live...

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."

John 13:34

When we look at Jesus’ life, how did He live out this love? And how can we model His actions in our own lives?

Love compelled Jesus to give up His privileges. As Creator and Lord, Jesus could've done whatever He wanted. But what He wanted was to temporarily relinquish His rights and even put on human skin—so that we could be made right with God.

🩵Love compelled Jesus to prioritize people: The woman at the well. The unclean leper. The woman with the issue of blood. The despised tax collector. The desperate centurion. The thief hanging next to Him on the cross. Jesus didn’t see problems—He saw people.

Love compelled Jesus to serve others. He washed His disciples feet. He went out of His way for the marginalized. He stopped for the sick, weary, and broken. And in the end, He gave His own life. For the long-time sinner and the seemingly put-together person, Jesus died so that we can truly live.

Love compelled Jesus to value truth and grace. In a world where some elevate grace and others prioritize truth, Jesus valued both. He turned over tables when God’s house was turned into a den of thieves, and He showed great compassion to a woman caught in adultery.

If we’re ever unsure about how to love others, let’s look to Jesus as the ultimate example. He selflessly gave up His rights, prioritized people, served others to the point of laying down His life, and valued both truth and grace.

And as we love like He loved, we'll become more like Him.

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‘May the Lord bless you and protect you.

May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.

May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace.’

Numbers 6:24-26

NLT

"Therefore we have been buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the Glory of the Father, so we too might walk in the newness of Life."

Romans 6:4

WE BELIEVE--

In a mystery known in the bread and wine.

WE BELIEVE--

In a Living God beyond history, made flesh in His Son, Jesus Christ.

WE BELIEVE--

In His dying He gives us Life, then He calls us to die.

Baptized like Him--

WE RISE!

WE BELIEVE--

In a Mighty King who suffered, bled and died and who was resurrected into new life, defeating sin and death forever!

WE BELIEVE--

Though His Kingdom has come to pass, it is still yet to be.

WE BELIEVE--

He he has prepared a place for us to spend eternity in His Holy

Presence.

A Day In Christ