Jesus Makes All The Difference

Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer

Brandt Jean's forgiveness gives us a small picture of what Jesus has or wants to do in every single life; forgive us...because as Brandt stated, we have all done something we should not do! 

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,

 I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Jesus~

John 14:2

The window to the world flings wide with daybreak’s blush and gold

The life that we are lent extends Love’s promises once more

Where time, like a tugboat draws us; and whether young or old

We cannot tell how near or far we are to ‘yonder shore’

And who can bear to meet the One who wears redemption’s scars

And realize too late the awful state of Deathless Soul

Jesus and only Jesus breaks guilt’s hopeless prison bars

Jesus and only Jesus makes the broken sinner whole

Jesus makes all the diff’rence in the way we love and live

He wakes in us awareness of a fount where mercies brim

Then, because He forgave us we ought also to forgive

For He makes all things possible if we believe in Him

…and though we do not know as yet what battle we must fight

Jesus makes all the difference if we His Gift receive

Knowing the trying of our faith is but to prove His might

That indwells ev’ry one of us who repent and believe

© Janet Martin

Little did I dream that before this post is up...

how far more deeply relevant the above devotional would become!

(I wrote the poem early this morning but our internet is a little 

like a child playing with a light switch! blinks on and off non-stop)

...but oh, how little we know what a day will hold!

Our dearly beloved pastor Ron Seabrooke passed away suddenly this morning!

We are in heart-broken shock but

we do not mourn as those with no hope...

1 Thess. 3: 13-14

Please pray for comfort for his family
and our church family.
He touched lives world-wide and many mourn our loss and heaven's gain!