All God's Doing

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before
​ordained that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10

I began the year with a bad case of the flu, and I have yet to fully recover...

Actually, it has since developed into acute bronchitis. And what so often happens with me whenever I get a case of bronchitis is that it becomes aggravated by all the secondhand smoke that gets trapped in the building I live in. It's especially bad during the winter months, when almost every window in every cell is tightly shut to keep out the cold.

Nevertheless, in spite of the weaknesses of the flesh, the story of God's amazing grace towards me continues to go forth. Lives are being touched in a good way. People are being pointed to Jesus Christ for salvation and redemption, and my heart remains filled with hope.

In addition, I still get occasional letters from strangers telling me how much my story has inspired them. I am thankful for this, and I bow my life before the Lord, because when all is said and done it is really the story of God's amazing grace. It's not my story at all. Salvation is God's doing. Therefore, to God be the glory!

D.B.