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Me:\u00a0 Sometimes it seems like a long journey to where we need to be.<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 Yes, we can become tired if we focus on the distance instead of who is with us along this journey.<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 How right you are.<\/p>\n

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This is from the book All of Grace by C.H. Spurgeon<\/p>\n

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It does sound surprising does it not, that it should be possible for a holy God to justify an unholy man?\u00a0 We, according to our natural reliance on good works for our salvation, are always talking about our own goodness and our own worthiness.\u00a0 We stubbornly believe that there must be something in us in order to win the notice of God.\u00a0 Now, God, who sees through all deceptions, knows that there is no goodness whatsoever in us.\u00a0 He says that “there is none righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:10).\u00a0 He knows that “all our righteousness are as filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6)\u00a0 Therefore, the Lord Jesus did not come into the world expecting to find goodness and righteousness, but to bestow them upon those who do not have them.\u00a0 He comes, not because we are just, but to make us so;\u00a0 He “justifieth the ungodly.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That is why we should be reminded of who we are in Christ.\u00a0 We also praise Him because He is with us.<\/p>\n

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Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.<\/p>\n

Revelation 22:17<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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