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By Rick Warren â 01/09/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= â[God] knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.â Psalm 103:14 (GNT) Your failures donât surprise God. In fact, he expects them! The Bible says, â[God] knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dustâ (Psalm 103:14 GNT). He knows what youâre made of because he created you. God wonât stop loving you when you mess up. He doesnât love you because of who you are or what youâve done but because of who he is and what he has done. God made you. He loves you. Itâs settled. You canât make God love you more. You canât make God love you less. He loves you just as much on your bad days as he does on your good days. His love is not performance-based. The Bible has a word for this kind of love: grace. And itâs absolutely amazing! Even when you do ridiculously bad things, God wonât stop loving you. It truly is amazing grace. When you accept his grace, you can relax about your failures and have the confidence to take more risks in life. You may have gone to God multiple times for forgiveness on the same issue. Maybe youâre not sure you deserve his love and grace. (You can settle that now: You donât.) And youâre convinced that God has grown tired of your constant efforts at change. (He hasnât.) God never tires of a conversation with you. Heâs never too busy. No matter how many times you go to him for forgiveness, heâll always be waiting with open arms. You may have grown up in a home where conditional love was the norm. Your parentsâ affections may have been based on your academic, athletic, or social successes. When you failed in one of those areas, you felt the loss of your familyâs love. You can relax. That is not how God deals with you. The Bible says God âcanceled the debt, which listed all the rules we failed to follow. He took away that record with its rules and nailed it to the crossâ (Colossians 2:14 NCV). The Christian life isnât a mistake-free life, but it can be a guilt-free life. God understands your failuresâand he loves you anyway. Thatâs Godâs amazing grace! It is his goodness to you, and you can rest in it today. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - In what ways does living guilt-free affect every area of your life?
- God responds to your mistakes and failures with grace, love, and forgiveness. How does that affect how you respond to other peopleâs mistakes and failures?
- With whom can you share the Good News of Godâs amazing grace this week? You are saved by the grace of God We all sinâbut God offers his grace and forgiveness. The Bible says you can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. You cannot earn your way into heaven: âIt is by grace you have been saved, through faithâand this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of Godânot by works, so that no one can boastâ (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). If youâre ready to confess your sins and to trust Jesus with your life, start with this prayer: âDear God, you have promised that if I believe in Jesus, everything Iâve ever done wrong will be forgiven, I will learn the purpose of my life, and you will accept me into your eternal home in heaven one day. âJesus, I confess my sin, and I submit to you as my Savior and Lord. I want to follow you and serve you; I want to live in your grace and forgiveness, not my own guilt. I humbly commit my life to you and ask you to save me and accept me into your family. In your name I pray. Amen.â If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. Iâd like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus. The post [You Can Relax in Godâs Amazing Grace]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the Open Doors Devotional Book when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( The abundant life you were made for starts with regularly seeking God and spending time in his Word. Kick off 2023 with this life-changing daily habit using Pastor Rickâs 365-day devotional, Open Doors. Each entry in this beautiful hardcover features a Scripture reading and short devotional from Pastor Rick to help you experience the love, trust, and freedom that comes from a deeper relationship with God. Youâll discover Godâs wisdom to: ⢠Resolve conflict
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Message 2: Letting God Meet My Needs
Message 3: Relaxing in Godâs Goodness
Message 4: How Godâs Goodness Can Restore You
Message 5: How to Be Led by Godâs Spirit
Message 6: The God of My Valleys
Message 7: How Jesus Treats His Sheep
Message 8: How God Lifts Me Up When Iâm Worn Down
Message 9: Living an Anointed Life
Message 10: From Overwhelmed to Overflowing
Message 11: Why You Donât Need to Fear the Future
Message 12: Heaven: Godâs Eternal Goodness to You [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? Listen to Pastor Rickâs daily audio teaching at [PastorRick.com]( Did someone forward this devotional to you? [Subscribe to Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Devotional.]( As the founding pastor of Saddleback Church with his wife Kay, Dr. Rick Warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in California with campuses in major cities around the world. As an author, his book [The Purpose Driven Life]( is one of the best-selling nonfiction books in publishing history. It has been translated into 74 languages and sold more than 50 million copies in all formats. His book [The Purpose Driven Church]( was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the century. Rick also founded [The PEACE Plan]( to address five global issuesâspiritual emptiness, self-serving leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracyâthrough the power of ordinary people in the local church. You can listen to Pastor Rickâs Daily Hope, his daily 25-minute audio teaching, and sign up for his free daily devotionals at [PastorRick.com](. © 2023 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission. You can unsubscribe by clicking the link below.
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