Emphasis Preaching Journal

These are powerful words that remind us that God is able to work through our weakness. Many times, it is our imperfections and our mistakes that become the very things that bring us to Christ. I had a man in my office many years ago who was burdened with guilt. He held up his hands and told me they were covered with "blood." "I am a killer," he said, "and I'm a good one. I joined the Marines when I was fifteen. I was big for my age and my mother signed the papers. The Marines taught me how to kill and they taught me well.