Thought of The Day 5/2/21

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Without Jesus’ resurrection from death three days after His crucifixion, our faith would be without hope. We would not have the assurance of eternal life nor would we have the promise of God’s mercy (withholding the punishment of our sins). Jesus Christ died on a cross to take the punishment of our sins, and by rising from the tomb three days later He is able to offer us “a living hope”. When we come into a relationship with Him through repentance of our sins and acceptance of Him as Lord, our old self is washed away by the cleansing power of the blood He shed on Calvary. In this new relationship and new self, we now live with hope of eternal life spent with our Creator and Savior as well as the promise of His grace and mercy and continual presence while we remain in this world through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Praise God! Thank You, Jesus! Can you say that? Have you accepted that free gift that Jesus gave His life to offer you? If not, let today be the day!

Jessica Ford

Communications Director 

ALIVE Ministries USA

Thought of the Day 1/2/2020

“Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.” Psalms‬ ‭98:1-2‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

Take a moment to think it over: God had such a great love for us that though we as sinners were separated from Him, He would not allow that to be our final fate. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, as the intermediary and redeemer of our sins. All we have to do is trust Jesus as the Son of God and seek forgiveness for our sins that keep us from God. Once we have been made right with God our hearts, being made clean, will burst forth with a song of praise to the One who created us and loves us with an everlasting love. Are you right with God, and this able to sing this song of praise? If not, please contact us for more information on how you can become redeemed by the blood of Christ.

Jessica Ford
Communications Director
Alive Ministries USA

Thought of the Day 1/19/2020

“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭7:10‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

What is the difference between these two types of grief Paul is writing about to the Corinthians? First we need to know that they are both tied to sin. Paul is writing about the grief that follows sin, and what fruit it will bear in us depending upon the type of grief and our reaction to it. The first type of grief is “godly grief” which is when an act of sin brings us to our knees in sorrow and repentance by seeing that disobedience as a wedge that has been placed between us and our Lord. The second grief is a “worldly grief” which may mean we have no care at all after considering the act of our sin, or only feel guilt or shame based on the world around us (societal standards, peer pressure, etc.), and find ourselves non-repentant for that act of sin. These two types of grief have enormously different outcomes as they will either lead us further to God or further from Him. Godly grief and repentance will have us seeking forgiveness and desiring to live more righteously and following His Word and will; and worldly grief may only be brief before we “move on” and continue in a pattern of sinful living. When you recognize sin in your life, what type of grief are you experiencing from it?

Jessica Ford
Communications Director
Alive Ministries USA

Thought of the Day 6/28/2020

For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” Romans‬ ‭10:10‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

The distinction here in this verse is that in ordered to be justified in our faith we must believe in our hearts — surrender our hearts and lives fully to God — and not just fall on the understanding of what Christ did at Calvary and through His resurrection. It needs to be a “heart knowledge” and not a “head knowledge” in order to be saved through faith in Christ Jesus, the Son of God. When we confess this heart knowledge openly with our mouths to God, with true repentance for our sins that Jesus bore on the cross, it is then that we are forgiven our trespasses and transformed into a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Have you accepted this heart knowledge and made this confession openly God? Do not hesitate because we are not guaranteed tomorrow, or even our next breath!

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Jessica Ford
Communications Director
ALIVE Ministries USA

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Thought of the Day 12/31/2020

“Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.” Psalm‬ ‭143:8‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

It is possible David pled this to God in the literal nighttime, or perhaps meant it figuratively as he was experiencing a spiritual darkness. Either way, he is pleading for God to show David His steadfast love “in the morning”. Whether literal or figurative morning, David desires it quickly and expediently for it is in the steadfast love of God that David has put his trust. It is my earnest prayer that each of you could say the same. David trusted in God for his salvation and hope even in the darkness. He also sought direction from the Lord in “the way [he] should go”. David wanted to know the Lord’s will for his life so that he could walk in the safety of righteousness and solid ground. When we walk in this way we can avoid the ever present dangers of the enemy, who “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Seek out the Lord and His direction for your life that you may keep yourself from the enemy.

Jessica Ford

Communications Director

Alive Ministries USA

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