The Mercy of Peace
"Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but the truth".
"Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but the truth".
It is grace alone that means we aren't all washed up in sin.
'Boasting is always an advertisement to self-poverty' - anon. Or is it really? 'Boast' appears in Scripture ninety-three times. (NIV -UK version).
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
'The highest branch is not the safest root. ' ~ anon The hearts of men beat tainted and stained by the irrepressible desire for glory.
The highly polished floorboards hardly groan. A young lithe figure steps lightly forward. Elegant in her school uniform, she mounts the stage with grace.
There are no thrones I can approach, nor stately doors drawn open should I knock. Yet grace permits me, NO - indeed invites me to approach Heaven's throne.
Many a soul and heart burns in goodness, but this goodness may require an energetic stirring to become visible.
When pride and pain meet it is an unspoken blessing (not burden).