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Presidential Prayer Team; P.G. – Life Maps

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Counselors, psychologists and leadership coaches often ask people to construct a life map. Made as plain or elaborate as time allows, the life map is a visual representation of one’s experiences from birth to the present. It can often reveal how character has been shaped and molded. With high points and hard times, the maps never follow a straight line.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy. Psalm 16:11

Consider the life of Abraham and the peaks and valleys of his life. God used all of Abraham’s experiences – decisions he made, people, places, events – to develop him into His friend. God was always at work.

How might the chart of your life take shape? Were you at a high or low point when you encountered Jesus and acknowledged Him as Savior? Where would you place births, deaths, relocations, schools, careers, and specific relationships within the cycles of your life? Whether you meet God on the mountaintops or the deserts of our life, today’s verse assures that when He is there, you have joy.

Acknowledge His presence in the shaping of your life. Pray that each person in America’s government might have that place where the Cross of Jesus intersects with their life map.

Recommended Reading: Romans 8:27-39

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Charles Stanley – All About Jesus

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Revelation 21:10-27

All of us have sinned, and our transgressions demand atonement. Because of this, God the Father sent His Son to die in our place and pay our sin debt in full. We are forgiven on the basis of the price He paid, and if we accept His sacrifice on our behalf, our names will be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Christ’s death on the cross paved the way for us to go to heaven. Because He died, not only can we live for eternity, but we also get to enjoy a personal relationship with the Lord while we are here on earth. It’s all wrapped up in the cross. It’s all about Jesus.

Have you ever acknowledged your sin against God? Are you willing to ask Him to forgive you—not on the basis of who you are or what you’ve done, but based on the simple truth that Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, went to the cross in your place?

If you are willing to confess your sin, turn from it, and yield your life to the Lord, the Holy Spirit will come into your heart and seal you forever as a child of God. You can live the rest of your life knowing that no matter what happens, as you travel the peaks and valleys of life, you are forever safe in the arms of Almighty God—and eternal life in His presence awaits you.

When you think about what Jesus endured in order to atone for your sins, the only appropriate response is humble gratitude. Pray that the Spirit of God will penetrate any arrogance or resistance so you can truly acknowledge, privately and then publicly, that the cross is our only hope.