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Refusing to Be Ashamed of Sin – Jeremiah 3:1 – 3:13

Learning to Live in Fellowship Moment by Moment

From Texas history comes the story of the conversion of Sam Houston. At one time, the Texas hero was called “The Old Drunk as he stayed drunk most of the time.” Later, he moved to Texas, where he became the great hero of the Texas revolution and became known for Houston’s battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!” and helped win independence for Texas. He later trusted Christ, but he still had some of his old tendencies. One day as he rode along a trail, his horse stumbled. Houston spontaneously cursed, reverting to his old habit. Immediately he was convicted of his sin, got off his horse, knelt down on the trail, and cried out to God for forgiveness. Houston had already received Christ, but God was teaching him to live in fellowship with him moment by moment. (Darrell W. Robinson, People Sharing Jesus, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995, p. 17).