Dawn

Only Grace

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As Paul McCartney once sang, “When I was younger so much younger than today. I never needed anybody’s help in any way.”

With independent assurance of youth fleeing fast over my horizon I am suddenly faced with a weakness that reminds me that Jesus is a friend closer than anyone on this planet. He alone has the numbers of my days written in a book. How wonderful to know that He has not only visited me in this orphanage called the world but He has decided to adopt me into His own family.

And now I know more than ever that I need all of God’s grace all of the time. He has in His mysterious and Holy way watched over me and will continue to watch till dawn!

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Ephesians 2:8 NKJV

Morning in Heaven

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God really knows and cares about every detail of our day and every tear of our night. It might be midnight in your soul even when the sun is breaking out on the horizon. But our living hope is in Jesus Christ Himself. He is the light that cuts a path through our darkness and shines all the way to dawn at Heaven’s door!

All Things New

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Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things are passed away behold all things are become new.

I have always been excited to pack my bags and go places where I’ve never been before. Sometimes I lie awake all night dreaming of who we will meet and what exciting experiences lie ahead. But in making spiritual choices It is easy to hesitate at the edge of the unknown. When we let go of the safety of the cliff to which we are clinging we can plunge deep new waters. When we are ready to allow old plans to die we are sending an invitation for new ones to be born.