The Pursuit

the soul of gentleness and patience

“I pray every day to be saved from my daily sins and old habits

we need to be saved every day

heaven-bound believers need God to rescue them—to save them—each and every day from their sinful thoughts and choices.

verse 25 tells us to put away lying, verse 27 tells us not to let Satan have a place in our lives, and verse 28 talks about not stealing but instead working hard.

“These are verses to folks who have already believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, Niki. They are still tempted to lie and be lazy. What Pastor Hurst wants us to see is how much we need to be saved every day from those old patterns. Not eternal salvation, let me repeat, but daily salvation, so we can live the life Christ gave us when we put our faith in Him.”

area and worked to remember that God was in control.

She needed to be thankful for all His provisions and not worry about things out

“Having your own copy of Scripture is a luxury, but it’s also important. We need to get one for you soon. You need to understand the God you put your faith in, so you know what He expects of you. The way to know Him is to study His Word.”

“Good works do not save us. There is no number of good deeds we can do to earn heaven, but after we believe in Christ, we are changed. Good works, or proving works, are what tell others that Christ now lives in us and that we’re different.
“It doesn’t sound as though anyone has ever told you. The mighty act of Christ’s death on the cross and our belief in His act is not where it ends. It conludes with a life of devotion to Christ, a life of putting our old selves aside and becoming what Jesus Christ wants us to be. Am I making sense?”