My brother Cliff and his wife Kathy continued on the bicycle trip I bailed on. They have sent pictures and descriptions of the trip several times daily. I have been pretending to be on the journey as I read their reports and look at the pictures while sitting in my recliner drinking coffee! Today, they climbed a 7,000-foot mountain, and Cliff had three flat tires. I suggested that the flats were a punishment from God for his bitterness toward me😂It would be cool that if there was some place that records were kept of bicycle miles ridden that I would be getting credit for all that Cliff is doing because he is my brother. In the last five days since I quit, they have ridden 53, 71, 92, 66, and 80 miles.

One of the basic Biblical doctrines of our salvation is that because of our faith we get credit for the life that Jesus lived, and He took all of our sins on Himself. It is a fantastic gift, and I need to appreciate it much more than I do.

2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.