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sacrifice, lest we forget the purpose for which Jesus Christ came and died and rose from the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psalm 103:2-5 says: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of his benefits; who pardons all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion; who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential that we acknowledge and receive all of these in order for us to live out the function and purpose he has designed for us.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are forgiven, healed, made whole, redeemed, renewed and then He, as Ephesians 2: 6 says, &#8220;\u2026raised us up together with him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus.&#8221; \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This speaks of the joint authority He has given us to fulfil the mandate of Matthew 28:18-20. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reassures us that He 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