Tag: harden heart
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Forgiveness Is a Seed That Must Die – 2026.08.11
Matthew 6:14-15 (WEB)14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15 But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Here is a contemplation on forgiveness from someone anonymous. Forgiveness rarely begins as a mighty tree. More often, it begins as a mustard…
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Self deception – 2025.08.21
Proverbs 30:20 (KJV) Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. As we saw in yesterdays devotion (“No Excuses” http://missioncommunities.network/2025/08/20/no-excuses-2025-08-20/) when we sin we tend to make excuses and thereby deceive ourself. This excusing and deception will cause our hearts to be…