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for September 15, 2023
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09-15-2023 One Timothy One V-1215 Man arrogant persecutor blasphemer too
The First Letter to Timothy Chapter 1 v- 12 thru 15
12 I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry. 13 I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. 14 Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost.
“I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man.” I used to thumb my nose at those who walked in the Lord. “I have no conscious,” I once used to say. I was a hater an instigator seeking mischief and folly all the time. As a kid in high school I was a part of group that was secretly called “The Rogues.” We used to steal bottles from soda plants or take them off the truck parked outside a grocery store and go to the front and return them for cash. Then the military changed me from head-to-toe. I found respect for authority for I was forced to observe their laws of freedom to know. It was called a Chain of Command and if you didn’t follow it you’d answer to a higher military court something I never wanted to experience trying to hide a shameful act that got me into places of authority to begin with. A deep dark secret. One that took me years to even admit happened. This trauma was nothing but flesh an act of desire one man had for another that I had never experienced before. It was frightening and intriguing all at the same time. It made me think I was gay and ignorance I shared for the Lord led me to attempt suicide that I failed at miserably. I sat there in my tears sheet around my aching neck guardrails of the loft broken down alone and frightened I called out to the Lord. “Lord please save me.” Only then did my life begin to change. I survived by His Will and He had other tasks for me to live. Yes, it took me a few years to see Jesus as the Only Way to Heaven to agree. I was free in Him but still scared too you see. I couldn’t ever tell what happened I didn’t need the fame or the shame I just needed Jesus to overcome the blame. “Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost.” Amen.
Join me as we pray our daily prayer of forgiveness. I am sorry Lord. I believe You died and rose for me. Please forgive me as I forgive others. I share You as my Lord and Savior seeking to live your Will in all things. Prayers for wife Toni and my mother Betty pray for our children especially our two oldest Alexandra & Allen; Julian, Gabriel and Jeffrey and our grandchildren Oliver, Julian and Elliott. NJ Emmaus in Oct. Kairos 56. We pray for those we’ve said we’d pray for and those who’ve asked us to pray for them. We pray for the dying as we do each day Lord give them peace in their last breath. We pray for Holy Mother Church. Prayers for a friend and his wife for a baby to be born. In Jesus Precious Blood by His Name we pray. Amen.
I am a poet obedient to Christ,
Catholic Evangelist Thomas Cruz†Wiggins
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Ephesians 6:17-20
09-15-2023 One Timothy One v-1215
**Man arrogant persecutor blasphemer too**
Grateful am I that I’m strengthened by Christ
Lord He is Jesus the Christ humanity must suffice
Trustworthy me considered to share Him nice
Ministry appointed me brings souls to Him thrice
Man arrogant persecutor blasphemer too
Treated mercifully have I sharing His Truth
Unbelief and ignorance acted I without couth
Lord’s grace indeed Christ’s love and faith the truce
Acceptance full and trustworthy
Saying this of Christ our Lord
Sinners save does He without worry
Foremost am I no longer am I bored
© Thomas Joe Cruz†Wiggins
September 15, 2023 @ 05:44 AM EST
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