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Some imagine that a sense of pardon is an attainment only obtainable after many years of Christian experience. But forgiveness of sin is a present reality–a privilege for this day, a joy for this very hour. The moment a sinner trusts Jesus he is fully forgiven. The text, being written in the present tense, also indicates continuance; it was “cleanses” yesterday, it is “cleanses” today, it will be “cleanses” tomorrow. This is the way it will always be with you, Christian, until you cross the river; every hour you may come to this fountain, for it cleanses still.

Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, July 23

I’m the type of person that needs to hate on something before I get interested in it. When Pokemon first came out on Game Boy, I hated on that game hardcore. I made fun of my friends for playing such a dumb game. A few months later, I was hooked. Then when the card game came out, I hated on that too. A few months later, I was hooked.

Then there was golf. I made fun of my brother for perpetuating the stereotype that all dentists golf. And here I am, a few months later, dreaming about playing and lusting over my own set of clubs.

Anyways, yesterday a few of us went to Royal Vista, a country club in Walnut. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. This place is surrounded by houses and their par 3’s are what I thought were par 5’s. I’m terrible at golf, but it’s the people that make it enjoyable. Yesterday had it’s good and bad moments, but LP made it all the worth while. Actually, he made golfing worth while for all eternity.

Started off casually.

Relaxing, having a good time.

And then LP did this while looking for his ball. Best day ever.

And then he insisted that we golf in the sprinklers and until the moon came out.

God is good!

I had a recommendation letter interview today. I was pretty nervous going into the interview because I didn’t do so stellar in the class [EDITOR'S NOTE: If you're applying to any professional health care school or a graduate program that requires recommendation letters, get them soon and get a lot of them! You'll know whether or not your professor will write a good letter (based on how well you did in the class and how well your professor knows you). You can weed them out later!].

Anyways, I sit down, and my professor was putting some pictures of his children back in his wallet. He shows me a few and then we get started. The first thing he asks was, “How well did you do in my class?” Well, I didn’t do awesome and he was kind of disappointed with that. But after we got to talk about my trip to Guatemala and my experience there. I talked about going to an orphanage and treating children there and he interrupted me and showed me a picture of a few toddlers. He said he had adopted his oldest daughter from a Russian orphanage. Well let me tell you this: it’s really cool to witness God’s sovereignty in action.

I didn’t visit an orphanage this past summer by chance. The professor I asked a letter for didn’t just happen to adopt a child by chance. Maybe I’m reading into the lines too much, maybe I’m not. Either way…

God is good.