"Forgive us our debts…
as we also have forgiven our debtors. "
Matthew 6:12
Week 6 - A true miracle of grace is found
in these four words Jesus gave us in the Lord’s Prayer!

As we move through these challenging days of life together, many people are reflecting more than ever on what brings us closer to each other and closer to God. Take this moment and think what Jesus might have been feeling when He shared this important part of the Lord’s Prayer with the disciples. We know now that the fulfillment of these four words was about to make Him sweat blood in the garden, to be whipped to near death, to be mocked while wearing a crown of thorns, to carry the tree He would slowly die on, and to experience the absence of His closest friends and heavenly Father.

Jesus paid our debt with His life! Sin impacts every person ever born, but  “God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God’s goodness into us!”  (2 Cor. 5:21 TLB) What a miracle–what a Savior!

I’ll never forget what Grace, a reformed illegal brewer, told me the morning after she received Jesus as her savior during an ELI training. With a beaming smile and a beautiful Kenyan accent, she told me with a bounce in her step:
This virus threat slows the movement of people physically, but it cannot stop the move of God’s Spirit and the message of forgiveness through Christ.  After his resurrection, Jesus “opened the minds” of His disciples and reminded them:
This gift of forgiveness is available to everyone in the world. It is a gift . . . but we have to take it.  It is paid for . . . but we must acknowledge that it was done. Right now—wherever you are— take this moment and come to Him with a humble heart that prays:
Because He lives,

Don

Don Rogers
ELI Founder/CVO
Special note from Don:
It really is a privilege to empower lives together with you. 25 years ago this week the ministry of Empowering Lives International was officially registered. Because of friends like you, thousands have experienced forgiveness through Christ. When I look back, I can see that God brought us through many difficult days such as 9/11, economic recessions, and post-Kenyan election violence to name a few—but He has always been faithful and has always given us strength to overcome. We will get through this current hardship together, and I look forward to sharing with you during this anniversary year many of the stories of victory because of Christ. All glory to God and . . . happy birthday, ELI!