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Giving Needed Rebuke is Never Easy – Proverbs 28:15 – 28:28

The Queen’s Reaction to Sir Walter Raleigh’s Request

Sir Walter Raleigh once made a request of the Queen, and she reluctantly answered, “Raleigh, when will you ever stop begging?” Walter replied, “When your Majesty stops giving.” His request was granted. But the God of all grace never grows weary of our asking, and never rebukes us for coming. (Henry W. Frost).