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To be Christians under the law of grace does not mean to wander unbridled outside the law, but to be engrafted in Christ, by whose grace we are free from the curse of the law, and by whose Spirit we have the law engraved upon our hearts.
~ John Calvin
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“Only a fraction of the present body of professing Christians are solidly appropriating the justifying work of Christ in their lives. Many have so light an apprehension of God’s holiness and of the extent and guilt of their sin that consciously they see little need for justification, although below the surface of their lives they are deeply guilt-ridden and insecure. Many others have a theoretical commitment to this doctrine, but in their day-to-day existence they rely on their sanctification for justification….drawing their assurance of acceptance with God from their sincerity…their recent religious performance or the relative infrequency of their conscious, willful disobedience. Few start each day with a thoroughgoing stand upon Luther’s platform: you are accepted, looking outward in faith and claiming the wholly alien righteousness of Christ as the only ground for acceptance, relaxing in that quality of trust which will produce increasing sanctification as faith is active in love and gratitude.”
— Richard Lovelace
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! We’ve had a wonderful trip that was capped off with a great last day. From the work we did to the interactions and friendships we formed here to the special time of sharing how God’s worked in our hearts this week, we’ve been blessed by a truly merciful and caring God. We’re heading back to Gainesville tomorrow morning. Please pray for our travels.
Yesterday was a fun day. The boys worked in the morning tearing apart a fence and saving good boards, moving furniture into a cottage, and unloading cement and wood posts for a new fence. The ladies spent a final day at the thrift store cleaning and sorting.
During the afternoon we took off work and got a tour of the Palmer Home property and around Columbus, Mississippi from Helen. Did you know that Memorial Day started in Columbus and that it’s also the birthplace of Tennessee Williams? We drove by many beautiful Antebellum homes, and finished the tour at Beans & Cream, a local coffee/ice cream shop.
At night the fellas went fishing, and the gals went to a game night with the Palmer Home girls. We capped it all off with a massive basketball game with some Palmer Home kids. Of course, we still did our singing and devotions after. 🙂 Everyone’s very tired, so please pray for a great last day of hard work and that we’d be aware of the ways God is moving on this trip.
Here are some pics:
