Today's promise: God is always willing
to forgive us
Have you experienced the
amazing grace that changed John Newton?
For God is so rich in
mercy, and he loved us so very much, that even while we were dead because of
our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.
Ephesians 2:4 NLT
Amazing grace
Amazing grace! how sweet
the sound —
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.
Amazing Grace , John Newton (1725-1807)
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.
Amazing Grace , John Newton (1725-1807)
The gift of forgiveness
is often best appreciated by those who need it the most. The Reverend John
Newton experienced this truth firsthand. His tombstone tells the story:
"John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and Libertine, a servant of slavers
in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had so long
labored to destroy." These words were written by Newton himself, a
testimony to God's transforming power. After years as a hardened slave trader,
that "wretch" met Jesus Christ and abruptly turned to defend the
gospel he had so long despised.
Throughout Newton's years
of ministry, God's amazing grace remained central to Newton's thinking. When it
was suggested he retire (at age eighty-two!) due to poor health and a failing
memory, he responded, "My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two
things: that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior!"
Adapted from The One Year® Book of Hymns by Mark Norton and
Robert Brown, Tyndale House Publishers (1995), entry for March 17
When a friend makes a
mistake, don't rub it in. Rub it out.
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Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
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