Freedom in Grace

First15 Devotional

First15

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

God’s grace is the foundation of our freedom, a sure gift made available to us again every morning. Every mistake we make is covered. Every sin is forgiven. And my hope is that as we center our hearts and minds around God’s grace, that his forgiveness and mercy open a pathway to true freedom for us today.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Corinthians 15:56-57, and today's worship is Freedom by Jesus Culture.

Thanks for listening to today’s First15 Podcast. My name is Ryn, and I’m a part of the First15 Team. If you haven’t downloaded our brand new First15 app, make sure to click the link in today’s show notes to check it out! One of the new features that you can enjoy when you download the app is our Guided Prayers. We are adding new prayers to our library every month, so if you need a moment of peace with God, let these prayers be your guide!

In today’s prayer, our friend Hannah Smith helps us remember that trusting God when our situation doesn’t look like we think it should gives us an opportunity to reveal his faithfulness toward us in every area of need. As she points us to scriptures that help us to remember the encouraging invitation of our Lord to all who are weak and heavy laden, she also leads us in a prayer of repentance as she helps us to see through our own frustration so that we can truly see goodness of God toward us in every situation.

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0:00.0	God's grace is the foundation of our freedom.
0:08.1	A sure gift made available to us again every morning.
0:13.1	Every mistake we make is covered.
0:15.4	Every sin is forgiven.
0:17.1	And my hope is that we center our hearts and minds around God's grace, that His forgiveness
0:22.9	and mercy open a pathway to true freedom for us today.
0:27.4	Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
0:31.3	We live in a world built on transaction.
0:34.2	We give and we get.
0:36.5	We only receive what we earn or deserve.
0:39.4	We're hired and fired based on our abilities and performance.
0:43.2	We commit our lives to the system of cause and effect, relishing the days of success and
0:49.4	wincing at the thought of failure.
0:52.8	And often, as believers, we take this system of works we've grown so comfortable with
0:57.8	and apply it to our relationship with God.
1:00.9	We operate with God much like we operate with an employer.
1:04.9	We think if we can go to church, give God our money, spend enough time with them in the
1:09.8	morning, be happy, and help people, then God will like us.
1:15.6	If we can stop sinning, then God will love us more.
1:18.9	But God's ways are not like ours.
1:21.6	The New Testament names this transactional relationship with God as living under the
1:26.7	law and tells us of a new system through Christ called grace.
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