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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new"); document.writeln("creation, old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.1

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A"); document.writeln("little 9-year-old girl came home from VBS one day. She proudly told her parents"); document.writeln("and little brother that Jesus was living in her heart now! Mom and"); document.writeln("Dad were so proud, and made a big deal out of it.

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Later"); document.writeln("that day, her little brother said something she did not like, and she hauled off"); document.writeln("and knocked the soup out of him! He did not know much about church, but he knew"); document.writeln("a Christian should not act like that! He said, I thought you said Jesus"); document.writeln("was living in your heart?

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She"); document.writeln("replied, He is, but He is asleep right now!2

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If"); document.writeln("you are anything like me, this little illustration hit a little too close to"); document.writeln("home! How many times have our actions reflected a \'€śsleeping\'€ť Jesus? How many"); document.writeln("times have we professed Jesus with our mouth and then allowed our attitudes to"); document.writeln("contradict our faith? The Bible instructs us to be transformed by renewing our"); document.writeln("mind, leaving behind worldly things behind\'€”including its attitudes and actions"); document.writeln("(Rom.12:2). It would do us good to remember that our God never sleeps! (Ps."); document.writeln("121:3-4) So using that as an excuse is not a valid action. We are blessed to"); document.writeln("serve a God that is ever-present and even at our worst and in our ugliest"); document.writeln("moments, He does not stop loving us! (Lam. 3:22-23) His mercy toward us is new"); document.writeln("every morning!

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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I am so grateful for your mercy and your unending"); document.writeln("love for me. Give me a renewed joy for the things that please you. Restore in"); document.writeln("me the joy of my salvation. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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1.   "); document.writeln("2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV).

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The"); document.writeln("Encounter for today was written by: Veronica B.

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