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I truly believe with all of my heart that the grace of God proceeds our faith in God.

God's mercy enables and allows us to have faith.

We do not initiate our salvation by believing, God initiates it.

Our eternal salvation is secure by God's grace alone, by faith alone, and Christ alone,

according to Scripture alone, for the glory of God alone.

But does it end there for you?

Is your faith merely a truth of doctrine or truth of experience?

Well, it's both, but for many of us, our salvation is more about doctrine than experience.

If this is true for you, I pray this meditation from Jude 20 will help you experience the

presence of the Holy Spirit.

But you will encounter the Holy Spirit as real and abiding with every breath you take

beyond just the initial moment of your conversion.

That you will be baptized in the Numa, the Holy Spirit, the very breath of God.

So to begin, whether at first or last light, allow the next 15 minutes to be a holy retreat

to soak in the presence of the Holy Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, a holy moment

if you will to encounter the life-changing experience of being breathed on by the breath

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