Based On: Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11
I was poor. I was completely and utterly destitute. I had nothing – not even hope. You couldn’t tell by looking at me but it was true – I was poor. I was longing for some good news – just a little bit of hope. You were poor too. You were in exactly the same condition I was – poor and destitute.
God told me, “You must love me perfectly. Every single moment of every single day I should be the most important thing in your life. You must serve me in everything you do. This is what you must do to be holy – and you must be holy because I am holy. Anything less will be justly punished.” He tells you that too. I knew I had failed already. The burden of this command made my knees buckle and back give out. It made my heart break. I had no hope, only hell because I couldn’t pay the price. I was poor. So were you.
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