Latest / Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation / Renew Your Mind Day 13 | New Standard of Justice
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- 0:05Pastor Robert Young: Is coming from the book of Ephesians, chapter two, verses eight through nine.
- 0:12Pastor Robert Young: For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves.
- 0:18Pastor Robert Young: It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.
- 0:28Pastor Robert Young: The world's standard of justice, fairness, and even mercy is based on effort.
- 0:36Pastor Robert Young: The world believes that you must earn your way into heaven.
- 0:42Pastor Robert Young: This way of thinking always leaves you anxious and fearful, wondering if you have ever done enough.
- 0:51Pastor Robert Young: God's standard of grace is based on the finished work of Jesus Christ and is available to all who believe in Him.
- 1:02Pastor Robert Young: Our good deeds, our mercy that we show to others, are external expressions of God's internal work in our hearts.
- 1:19Pastor Robert Young: Repeat this affirmation throughout your day today.
- 1:24Pastor Robert Young: Thank you, Lord, that I don't have to earn your love and mercy.
- 1:30Pastor Robert Young: I receive your strength to give others that same mercy and grace that has been given to me through your Son Jesus Christ.
- 1:43Pastor Robert Young: Amen.