Pastor Jared Carlson said, “Jesus died to harmonize the full wrath of God’s justice with the full mercy of God’s compassion.” To which I add, “It is better to desire things of heaven than to dread things of earth.”
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Names, Labels, and Titles
Here’s a Biblical example of a label that carries a negative degrading tone. John 1:47 records the event when Philip found Nathanael and told him they had found the One whom the prophets had written about – Jesus of Nazareth! Nathanael’s flat response was, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
What Happens to Our Prayers?
What about the prayers that sometimes do not seem to get past the ceiling? Could it be because of some sin in our lives? The writer of Psalm 66 has this to say in verse 18, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, God will not hear.” So we know, ongoing sin in a believer’s heart can block our prayers.