Prison Bound

Jan and I are off to prison tomorrow with the College Choir, Chuck, Toph, the Hoods and the Marshalls. Please pray for this group as they share with our brothers and sisters in chains. This is always a great trip because it is such a joy to be there as these eager folks join us in worship, and we are allowed to reflect on how very little difference there is in our lives and theirs. We all have fallen into sin at times in the past, and only by the grace of God are we restored. Thank God, that although the immediate consequences of our actions are unavoidable, the eternal consequences have been eliminated through His ultimate sacrifice. And what better time of the year to have all of these thoughts than the weekend when we honor the memory of what He has done for us, even before we were willing to acknowledge Him as Lord.

Rom 5:1-2 (NCV) "Since we have been made right with God by our faith, we have peace with God. This happened through our Lord Jesus Christ, who has brought us into that blessing of God's grace that we now enjoy. And we are happy because of the hope we have of sharing God's glory."

Rom 5:6 "When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us, although we were living against God."