Tag Archives: forgiveness

FORGIVENESS AND CLEANSING – IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? (Insights From Leviticus)

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

LEVITICUS 14:12, 14: “The priest will take one of the male lambs and the olive oil and present them as a guilt offering, lifting them up as a special offering before the Lord…The priest will then take some of the … Continue reading →

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WHEN ALL SEEMS DARK, REMEMBER…”IT IS FINISHED!”

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

MARK 15:33-34: “At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” NLT … Continue reading →

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A NEW YEAR’S FOCUS…

Posted on December 29, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

MATTHEW 4:17: “From then on, Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” NLT OBSERVATION: Christmas is in the books for another year. As the year comes to an … Continue reading →

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THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS…

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

ACTS 7:59-60: “And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when … Continue reading →

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WHY WOULD A LOVING GOD SEND SOMEONE TO HELL?

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

JOHN 3:16-18: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn … Continue reading →

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IS THERE HATRED IN MY HEART? (Looking honestly in the mirror and at my keyboard!)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 2:7-11: “Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard.  Yet I am writing you a new … Continue reading →

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AM I AFRAID OF THE LIGHT? (Living in the Light or the Shadows?)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 1:5-7: “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk … Continue reading →

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HOW TO OVERCOME MY HIDDEN WEAKNESSES…

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

HEBREWS 12:1-2: “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, … Continue reading →

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HOW MUCH MORE! (When religion meets the Cross)

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

HEBREWS 9:13-14: “For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the … Continue reading →

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WHY I AM ALWAYS TEMPTED TO SKIP THE BOOK OF JOB!

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

JOB 42:1-6: “Then Job replied to the Lord: I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted. You asked, “Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance? ”Surely I spoke about things I did not understand, things too wondrous for me to know. You said, “Listen now, and I will speak. When … Continue reading →

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