The title is a Portuguese phrase that means, "Out of the Ordinary". Surely salvation is an out of the ordinary experience. A Holy God allows a lost, blind, hopeless, sinner to enter into an eternal relationship with Him. Does that make sense? Not really. However, it is Além do Normal. It is heaven sent. It was conceived in eternity past (cf. Ephesians 1:3) and will never be completely understood. It is something that no one merits, but is given freely by Grace. Why? Because God loved us so much that He sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay what we owed. For divine justice and in divine love Jesus died. For that reason we can say, "Thank You Father!"
What are you Worth? Have you ever thought about what you are worth? In investing circles there is a term used to gauge this exact question, it's called Net Worth. You take all of your assets, like property owned, funds in your bank account, clothes, jewelry, car, etc.. You total all of these things. You then take everything you owe, like mortgage, car loan, and credit card debt, and you subtract these items from the first total. This gives you your net worth. That number represents where you are financially. Most people never stop to think about this number because they don't understand anything about it. They never have two nickels to rub together. They live from hand to mouth and know (or at least believe) nothing will ever change so, they fall into the "daily grind" mentality. Psalm 49 should be a great encouragement to such as these. The sons of Korah write about them. These sons write about all of us. They call all people everywhere to listen to their wisdom. Bo...
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