GRACE FOR THE MOMENT | HONEST WITH GOD

1. Grace for the Moment

a) "Grace for the Moment" is a collection of thoughts that are inspirational. They are intended to encourage, to give hope, and to inspire the viewers.

b) Reading a thought can change the way you think about something.

2. Scripture Verse

i) Proverbs 28:13 New King James Version (NKJV) 

¹³ He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy. 

3. Thoughts

a) Our high school baseball coach had a firm rule against chewing tobacco. We had a couple of players who were known to sneak a chew, and he wanted to call it to our attention.

b) He got our attention, all right. Before long we'd all tried it. A sure test of manhood was to take a chew when the pouch was passed down the bench. We had barely made the team; we sure weren't going to fail the test of manhood.

c) One day a player had just popped a plug in his mouth when one of the other players warned, "Here comes the coach!" Not wanting to get caught, he did what came naturally, he swallowed. Gulp.

d) He added new meaning to the Scripture, he felt weak deep inside, moaned all day long... paid the price for hiding disobedience.

e) His body was not made to ingest tobacco. Your soul was not made to invest sin.

f) May we ask a frank question? Are you keeping any secrets from God?... Take a pointer from the nauseated player. You'll fell better if you get it out.