to make something out of himself—a saint, or converted sinner, or a churchman, a righteous or unrighteous man, … when in the fullness of tasks, questions, success or ill-hap, experiences and perplexities, a man throws himself into the arms of God … then he wakes with Christ.”11 We need to put performance and rebellion to sleep so that we can wake up to Jesus. The gospel promises us the arms of God’s loving embrace every single minute of every single day, provided we give up on ourselves. When we
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