| This message is to be shared with the world and was sent to Praying Without Ceasing: Prison Ministry for Women on Death Row for transcription, by Tiffany Cole- a woman of Florida's death row. She asked me to include the music video of 'Love him Like I Do' by Deitrick Hadden/ Reuben Studdard & Mary Mary and asked that the music video be viewed before reading her message. "God's Grace Transforms Us" by Tiffany Cole Scripture: " Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you..." Isaiah 43:4 (NIV) |
Would you agree with me that more Christians today know more about the Ten Commandments than about the new covenant of God's unmerited favor? For that matter, if you walked down Times Square in New York City and started to interview people at random, they would have most probably have heard about the Ten Commandments but, know nothing about the New Covenant of Grace that came by Jesus Christ. In fact, the world identifies Christianity with the Ten commandments. Isn't it sad that the world knows us by the laws that are obsolete and not by the unmerited favor that Christ died to give us?
It is no wonder we are losing a whole generation of young people to the world. The law holds no appeal or attraction and the Bible calls the law obsolete (Hebrews 8:13). If we continue shoving the Ten Commandments down the throats of our young people; don't be surprised when they are turned off by legalistic forms of Christianity. More importantly, don't forget that the strength of sin is the law. The law has no power to stop sin. The law will not impart to them their precious identity in Christ, which will give them the strength to abstain from premarital sex. It won't prevent them from getting into drug abuse and stop them from losing their sexual identity. Only God's own sacrifice on the cross can give them a new identity as a new creation in Christ Jesus!
Young people, when you catch a revelation of Jesus and just how precious you are in his sight, your lives will be supernaturally transformed. You'll stop being harassed by suicidal thoughts. You will stop wanting to put yourself at risk to "fit in" or to get the attention you crave.
Young ladies, you will come to see and value yourself differently as you learn to value yourself in the same way that Jesus values you. Overflowing with Jesus 's perfect love for and acceptance for you--- you will not be under the illusion that you need to give your bodies away to find acceptance and love from some guy. You will love yourselves as Jesus loves you!
Young men. you will develop supernatural self control to manage your raging hormones. You will not do it by your own willpower, but through Jesus power flowing through you. You will learn how to flee youthful lusts. You will know that being :cool: means respecting the opposite sex, and not putting yourselves and your girlfriends at risk of contracting S T D's and having unwanted pregnancies.
Young people, when you know that Jesus has an awesome destiny laid out for you, the desire to be involved in gangs and destructive activities such as, alcohol, drug abuse, and promiscuity will dissipate in Jesus unmerited favor and love for you. Supernaturally, your desire for the things of the world will disappear as they get replaced with a desire for Jesus.. That is the power of God's grace (unmerited favor) and His unconditional acceptance of us through the cross. What the law could not do, God did for us by sending His own son Jesus Christ!
Prayer: "Father, I thank you that I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. All My sins have been forgiven. You remember them no more and see me righteous in Christ. I thank you that I am precious in your sight, deeply loved by you and that you have an awesome destiny for me."
Thought For Today: I am deeply loved by God, precious in His sight, with an awesome destiny to fulfill!
Contact Information for Tiffany Cole:
Tiffany Ann Cole -J35212
L.C.I Annex T2201
11120 NW Gainesville Rd.
Ocala, FL 34482-1479
It is no wonder we are losing a whole generation of young people to the world. The law holds no appeal or attraction and the Bible calls the law obsolete (Hebrews 8:13). If we continue shoving the Ten Commandments down the throats of our young people; don't be surprised when they are turned off by legalistic forms of Christianity. More importantly, don't forget that the strength of sin is the law. The law has no power to stop sin. The law will not impart to them their precious identity in Christ, which will give them the strength to abstain from premarital sex. It won't prevent them from getting into drug abuse and stop them from losing their sexual identity. Only God's own sacrifice on the cross can give them a new identity as a new creation in Christ Jesus!
Young people, when you catch a revelation of Jesus and just how precious you are in his sight, your lives will be supernaturally transformed. You'll stop being harassed by suicidal thoughts. You will stop wanting to put yourself at risk to "fit in" or to get the attention you crave.
Young ladies, you will come to see and value yourself differently as you learn to value yourself in the same way that Jesus values you. Overflowing with Jesus 's perfect love for and acceptance for you--- you will not be under the illusion that you need to give your bodies away to find acceptance and love from some guy. You will love yourselves as Jesus loves you!
Young men. you will develop supernatural self control to manage your raging hormones. You will not do it by your own willpower, but through Jesus power flowing through you. You will learn how to flee youthful lusts. You will know that being :cool: means respecting the opposite sex, and not putting yourselves and your girlfriends at risk of contracting S T D's and having unwanted pregnancies.
Young people, when you know that Jesus has an awesome destiny laid out for you, the desire to be involved in gangs and destructive activities such as, alcohol, drug abuse, and promiscuity will dissipate in Jesus unmerited favor and love for you. Supernaturally, your desire for the things of the world will disappear as they get replaced with a desire for Jesus.. That is the power of God's grace (unmerited favor) and His unconditional acceptance of us through the cross. What the law could not do, God did for us by sending His own son Jesus Christ!
Prayer: "Father, I thank you that I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. All My sins have been forgiven. You remember them no more and see me righteous in Christ. I thank you that I am precious in your sight, deeply loved by you and that you have an awesome destiny for me."
Thought For Today: I am deeply loved by God, precious in His sight, with an awesome destiny to fulfill!
Contact Information for Tiffany Cole:
Tiffany Ann Cole -J35212
L.C.I Annex T2201
11120 NW Gainesville Rd.
Ocala, FL 34482-1479