human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God But Hebrews here reminds us that in His atonement, Jesus "appeared for us in God's presence (v24)," where Because your sin has been fully atoned (paid) for, you are now completely justified before God. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who sent His only begotten Son to become a once and for all payment for our sin; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God that your sin is fully paid

“The only Father we have is God himself.” 42  Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43  Why is my language not clear to you? Without the grace of the regenerating Holy Spirit  they are neither willing nor able to return to God A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year! Today: Luke 2

And being called in this manner to contribute to the advancement of a society that is pleasing to God God here addresses all those He carried into exile . You, just like the Israelites of long ago, are God's child, part of His chosen people. AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel; A LIGN prospers, you too will prosper; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare. 27  “Look,” says the Teacher Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God God created man upright, but they have gone in search of many [of Lady Folly's] schemes.   He teaches us that the man who escapes Lady Folly pleases God . of folly; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

The ability to understand Jesus’ message in the parables is a gift from God. They came to understand the parables because God wanted them to, even to the point of Jesus explaining Recognize God’s direct role in leading his people to understand Jesus’ parables and ultimately all of , hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that God will help you see, hear, and understand the words you read from scripture each day; A SK GOD FOR

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Grace 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God shows Dig Deeper As you begin your year of coming to understand God's sovereignty as it relates to your salvation One of the criticisms that are put up against these doctrines of grace is that if God controls every After all, if God has foreordained a person's salvation, they'll be saved even if they never hear preaching hearing it and sharing it; A SK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year!

pleased. 7  Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-2 Article The ceremonies put in place by God in accordance with His law to account for the sins of His people the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that

[If God created man good,] Then where does this corrupt human nature come from? A. As we consider all the ways God created things good and how humans were to know and love God, we start AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: A holy God who speaks the truth and keeps His promises ALIGN strength to turn from them and toward God. ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 14

Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-7 Article In other words, it was God’s will that Christ  through the blood of the cross  (by which he confirmed It was also God’s will  that Christ should cleanse them by his blood from all their sins,  both original people (contrary to the current religious hired hands), the true King of Israel, and even to be God and the Holy Spirit are the Triune God; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will live with

Our God is mightier than the chaos surrounding you. Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election 1 - God's right to condemn all people 2 - God sending of Jesus Christ 3 - The Preaching of the Gospel In order that people may be brought to faith,  God This psalm is a reminder that, as the old hymn puts, that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God : Pray for the faith to trust in the LORD's might, even as the waves of chaos crash around you A SK GOD