The enemies we talk about I have been reminded are possible souls that need to be won to the Lord or saved but need correction and conviction. Holy Spirit have your way......we were once enemies of God until God extended His grace toward us and shined the light of your Gospel in our direction....may we never forget what we were, but even on our best day, our righteousness is as filthy rags! I was going to say ask Apostle Paul, but hey, look at what God has done with me, with you, the body of Christ who were once all enemies of God......
Today, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The lenten season is observed to better appreciate the death, and resurrection of Christ through self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, and self-denial. In addition, Ash Wednesday has another significant meaning for me. It was on this day, Ash Wednesday that the Lord brought me out of my induced coma in 2000, March 8th to be exact. Prior to that, I could only recall seeing my brother the night of the fire in January who accompanied me in the ambulance while being transported to what was then called UMDNJ in Newark, NJ. On that Ash Wednesday, I can remember seeing both my grandmother and my mommy sitting in my hospital room. Grandma holding a can of Pepsi, and mommy doing something with my feet, lol. Probably clipping my toe nails. There is also that taste of chicken broth or soup I will never forget fed to me intravenously along with other fluids to sustain me while I was in a coma. Its been 16 years fr...
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