12 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.“
15 “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.“
3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.“
1 “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)“
13 “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;“
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Amen! Freedom in Christ makes all the difference Lee. Blessings to you this day.
Julia
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Thank you miss Julia.
Blessings to you too.
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This is off subject Lee, but I wanted to write and let you know you will be close in thought and prayer in your upcoming surgery. Stay strong my friend God has you.
Julia
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Thank you so much for your prayers miss Julia.
I appreciate you very much sister.
I pray for you and your family too.
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I tried to send an email with that Poem to you and Mel before I posted it on WordPress but for some reason my emails aren’t sending -at least that’s what it’s telling me?
Blessings to you as you endure your eye surgery! Today is a new day! 🙏🏻❤️
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I’m leaving the house now for the surgery.
Melissa and I are very grateful for the prayers and kindness that you have shown us.
God bless you and all of your family miss Elizabeth 🙏
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This is the day the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. Here’s to a speedy recovery and Gods grace over you Lee. He is near that keeps you through all trials. Stay strong.
Julia
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