He sets the captives free...

A friend shared this quote with me, and it hit home hard:

"I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am." 
- John Newton

By the grace of God, the free gift of forgiveness is mine in Christ Jesus. I am not what I hope to be, but I am not what I uses to be....amen!