Good Morning,  For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and savior Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. Titus 2.11-15.

Good Morning,  All who desire to live in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. Rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. Do not be ashamed to suffer as a Christian but glorify God in this matter.  2 Timothy 3.12; 1 Peter 4.13-16

Good Morning,  I pray as did David in Psalms 51.9,10. Father hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me, that I might be renewed in the spirit of Your mind. Ephesians 4.23. In Jesus Name AMEN.

Good Morning,  According to the scriptures, from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness and blasphemies. Matthew 15.9. Man's heart reveals the man. Proverbs 27.19; For as a man thinks in his heart so is he. If we allow Satan, and not God to rule in our hearts we will most certainly stray from God's ways and our hearts will be hardened against Him.  Oh, my God, create in me a clean heart; renew a steadfast spirit within me; search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties, and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the Way everlasting. My heart, my heart, my God, yearns for You and Your righteous ways. In Jesus name I pray, AMEN, AMEN. Psalms 139.23,24.

Good Morning,  

Our past sins were the result of character traits that the disciple must get rid of. All past sins which we have truly repented of, God has forgiven and we must replace them by virtues of God's character, see 2 Peter 1.3-11. This does not happen overnight, but is a process which takes time and patience. It is also necessary that we are diligent in the study, hearing and doing His will. Transformation is a rebuilding of our character and does not happen automatically by divine decree, we must embrace the process actively with all our heart and submit to God's training, however long it may take. Failure to do so can and probably will result in returning to our old character of sinful living. God have mercy and increase our faith.  AMEN