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Clearing the Path to Grace

Author
  • Richard J. Foster
Categories (2)
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Faith and Work
Illiustration Categories
  • Analogies
Keywords (8)
  • Confession of Sin
  • Paths
  • Recognizing our Sin
  • Saved by Grace
  • Grace
Scripture (6)
  • Isaiah 1:18
  • Ezekiel 36:26
  • Micah 7:18-19
  • 1 John 1:9
  • Luke 15:20-24
Date Added
  • Feb 20, 2025

To help us in our confession we may want to picture a path littered with many rocks. Some are small pebbles, others are quite large, and still others are almost completely buried so that we cannot know their size. With compunction of heart we invite the Lord to remove each stone, for they do indeed represent the many sins and sorrows littering our lives.

One by one our loving Lord picks them up, revealing to us their true character and offensiveness. To…

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