Scripture Passages for Reflection

I would like to challenge you to reflect on the price that was paid for our redemption as we enter this weekend of meditation. We can not afford to forget the love of God that was expressed to us through the death of Christ on the cross neither can we afford to forget the blessings of victory that was provided for us through the triumphant resurrection of Christ. We need to be thankful for the sacrifice and we need to celebrate the power of the resurrection. I Peter 1:18-23, "For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom that he paid was not mere gold or silver. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but he has now revealed him to you in these last days. Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory. You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God." (NLT) I am praying that each of us will have a special visitation of the Spirit as we continue our pursuit of God in the process of transformation and discipleship.