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It is a sorrowful truth that many saints speak of salvation only in the past tense. “I was saved when I was sixteen,” one says. “I came to Christ back in my youth,” says another. As if the great miracle of new life were but a single note struck long ago—beautiful, yes, but now fading into silence. But I tell you, friends, salvation is not merely the crossing of the threshold—the God who called you out of darkness is the same God who calls you still—guiding, correcting, comforting, and speaking into the very core of your being.

Let us not trifle with sin. Sin is any act or thought, whether it be morally good or morally bad, that we do in pursuit of our own way (the path of spiritual death) rather than dependently following Jesus in His Way (the path of spiritual life). The world may paint sin as a trinket, and the devil may whisper it is no big deal—but to the soul, sin is a grief, a burden, a sickness leading to spiritual death.

I wonder if we’re ever guilty of telling half-truths? I know, personally, I love to talk to others about the abundant life found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

I am often struck by the many acts of selfless service I see going on around Grace. There are so many types of ministries and service that most of us either don’t see or perhaps we take for granted. No praise. No glory. Just quiet service. You selfless servants know who you are and I want to commend you as worthy examples.

It is a strange thing, but not new, that after great deliverance comes grumbling. We all do it – all the way back to the beginning. The Israelites had just walked through the sea on dry ground. They had sung the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb, rejoicing in the Lord who triumphed gloriously over the horse and his rider. Then, after only three days into the wilderness, their lips filled with grumbling.