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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

No pictures of Charlie today, just thought I would share some things I enjoyed from my quiet time this morning.  I found this quote and thought it did an excellent job describing true repentance and the glory of the gospel -

The Works of Thomas Goodwin, 1867
"Fall down upon thy knees afore him, and wish with a heart broken to water, acknowledge, as Shimei, they treason and rebellions against him who never did thee hurt; and acknowledge, with a rope ready fitted to they neck by they own hands, as they Benhadad's servants wore; that is, confessing that if he will; and present thy may... Tell Him that He may shew his justice on thee, if he will; and present thy naked breast, thy hateful soul as a butt and mark for him, if He please, to shoot his arrows into and sheathe his sword in.  Only desire him to remember that he sheathed his sword first into the bowels of his Son, Zech 13:7, when he made his soul an offering for sin."

And this passage of scripture is a good prayer to pray for those who haven't accepted Christ as Lord.
"Gently instruct in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape form the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will."  2 Timothy 2:25-26, NIV

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