Hurricane Isaias

It is Friday afternoon and I wanted to get this blog post out just in case we lose power like we did with Hurricane Irma.

The last few days, I have been in hurricane preparation mode. That meant hauling all my plants into my screened in porch. I have been using grow bags with handles which makes it much easier to move plants. One of my tomato plants is about 4’ tall which made it interesting to carry.

We are in Central Florida and at this time it does not look like the winds will be as bad as Irma. But you never know for sure what path the hurricane will take.

Hopefully we won’t lose power. Summertime in Florida with no A/C is not fun. Hurricane Irma demonstrated that to me all too well!

Blessings,

Bob

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The Place of Man under Grace
by William R. Newell

1.   He has been accepted in Christ, who is his standing!

2.   He is not “on probation.”

3.   As to his life past, it does not exist before God: he died at the Cross, and Christ is his life.

4.   Grace, once bestowed, is not withdrawn: for God knew all the human exigencies (needs) beforehand: His action was independent of them, not dependent upon them.

5.   The failure of devotion does not cause the withdraw of bestowed grace (as it would under law). For example: the man in I Cor. 5.1-5; and also those in 11.30-32, who did not “judge” themselves, and so were “judged by the Lord, -- that they might not be condemned with the world”!