The Men And Women Who

Without Exposure To Potential Failure, There Is No Risk.

Childlike In Faith Means The Daily Acknowledgment Of Utter Dependence And That I Owe My Life And Being To Another.

This Is The God Of The Gospel Of Grace. A God Who, Out Of Love For Us, Sent The Only Son He Ever Had Wrapped In Our Skin. He Learned How To Walk, Stumbled And Fell, Cried For His Milk, Sweated Blood In The Night, Was Lashed With A Whip And Showered With Spit, Was Fixed To A Cross, And Died Whispering Forgiveness On Us All.

Tragedy Is That Our Attention Centers On What People Are Not, Rather Than On What They Are And Who They Might Become.

The Sinners To Whom Jesus Directed His Messianic Ministry Were Not Those Who Skipped Morning Devotions Or Sunday Church. His Ministry Was To Those Whom Society Considered Real Sinners. They Had Done Nothing To Merit Salvation. Yet They Opened Themselves To The Gift That Was Offered Them. On The Other Hand, The Self-righteous Placed Their Trust In The Works Of The Law And Closed Their Hearts To The Message Of Grace.