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Father, I know that the people around me often define me by my weaknesses, but You define me by Your strength and love for me.

The knowledge of who He is and the knowledge of
who we are in Him bring lasting renewal to our
own spirits, affecting every person we encounter.

April 12, 2009
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READ: Romans 5:12-21
Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more. —Romans 5:20

A statement I heard at an Easter service stays with me: “More has been gained in the resurrection of Jesus than was lost in the fall.” More gained than lost? Can it be true?

Each day we experience the damage caused by sin entering our world. Greed, injustice, and cruelty all trace their origins back to Adam and Eve’s decision to follow their own path rather… Continue

The Scapegoat, a novel by Daphne du Maurier, is about two men who are amazed at the striking similarity in their appearance. They spend an evening together, but one runs off, stealing the other’s identity and leaving him to step into a life filled with problems. The second man becomes a scapegoat.

The origin of that word comes from a ceremony performed with two goats on the Hebrew Day of Atonement (known today as Yom Kippur). The high priest would sacrifice one goat and symbolically place the s… Continue