It is one thing that we bring our guilt to the cross and Jesus washes us with his blood. But that is not the end, it is only the beginning. We must go through the cross so that the hardness in us is broken again and again. But then we must also enter the land that God has promised us – that is our inheritance!

Geri Keller (1931–2023), Pfarrer, Prediger, Seelsorger, Autor, Gründer der Stiftung Schleife

Topics: Growth & Character, Faith & Trust

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