looked at him and in a gentle but firm voice i said, "my friend, i just told you that i will cut up that wood for you. all you have to do is allow me to do it and let me run an extension cord from your house for power." he looked at me and said, "i'm use to doing things myself and not having people doing things for me."
my friend was having real trouble accepting grace. in not accepting grace for what it is we are in effect saying, "no!" to jesus. jesus wanted to reach out to him and help him in his time of need, but he 