Daily Reprieve - July

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July 16

“A PEARL OF GREAT VALUE”

“What we really have is a daily reprieve…” Alcoholics Anonymous, page 85:1

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout
for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great
value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!” Matthew 13:45-46

For what it's worth: A daily sentence to hell is what my miserable existence seemed to me during my diseased years. Moreover, the end would not come soon enough. That agony was severe enough to push me to Alcoholics Anonymous where I was granted “a daily reprieve” from hell. Now that I have this gift from God, this precious “pearl of great value”, I need to be willing to go to any length to keep it safe in this cracked jar of clay. I need never take it for granted. I need to be willing to go to any length to maintain my spiritual condition so that I do not lose this precious gift. I have to go to my Heavenly Father each new day and beg His strength to hold together this jar of clay for one more day. He has never let me down.

God bless you!
Joe W.