Back To Home Page To Archives - Spring of Life - H. Roger Bothwell Proofreading There are times when I think I have written a grammatically correct devotional with all the words spelled properly. The next day my wife gently points out the mistakes. She tells me I would do better if when proofreading I put place my finger on each word as I read it. I tell her I do and I still often do not see the mistakes. Sometimes it is most difficult to see one's own errors. I once knew a man who told me he was ready to go to heaven because it had been over a year since he had sinned. He figured if he could be perfect for a year he could be perfect forever and it was safe for God to take him to heaven. He asked me how long it had been since I had sinned. I told him it was about as long as it took him to tell me he was perfect. Sin is not so much what we do as what we are. When Jesus told the rich young ruler he needed to keep the commandments if he was to live forever, the young man told Jesus he had done so from his youth. However, he was smart enough to know something was still wrong. Salvation is not about what we do but what we are. If we are God's friend salvation is in the bag. Righteousness comes with friendship and everything else will be fall into place. Jesus said, "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant doesn't know what his lord does: but I have called you friends; . ." John 15:15 I'm Roger Bothwell and my address is roger.bothwell@verizon.net or 151 Old Farm Rd. Leominster, MA 01453. Thank you for your support of our faith ministry. Past devotionals can be accessed at Archives