Covered by the blood of the lamb

The Word speaks of our sins being taken from us far away - as far as from east is to west. (see link - Psalms 103;12). So great is his love for those who fear him, as far has he removed our transgressions from us. This is a big relief - for me - I can say:"PHHHEEEW!" :) )He has us covered. What a blessing. What freedom we can have in Christ. ALL our sins, when we repent and declare He is our saving grace. Each day we call on Him to refresh our souls and our bodies. Fall afresh, Oh Lord! Each day becomes a new summer. Asking him to teach us His ways, and through His word and Him speaking to us (somehow! - I haven't heard audible voices, but words seem to echo in my head, as if to guide me in His wisdom). May you be touched today by His spirit. Now. Be still and know He is Lord.

It IS a grim world out there, that prowling Lion seems to be slinking about more and more Acts 17 v12. We need Christ as if never before to help keep us self controlled and alert. Even the smallest worry we must take to Christ and place it at His feet for Him to touch, cleanse, and heal. He is more powerful than the fallen one and by His purity, touches clean, all in His way. It's stunning to think about and realise! Nip it in the bud as SOON as you see a blemish - anywhere.

Temptation - C.S. Lewis wrote: "No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting against it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because he was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means--the only complete realist."