A Debt We Can Never Repay

. A Debt We Can Never Repay

At Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78, George
Washington and his troops were in utterly desperate
straits...

He appealed to the governor of Pennsylvania for help.
Jacob DeHaven was a staunch believer in the
revolutionary cause and lived near Valley Forge.
Hearing of Washington's appeal, he loaned him $50,000
in gold and $400,000 in supplies. The army survived the
winter, but after the war DeHaven was never repaid. Now
his descendants are trying to collect. They claim that
the loan, compounded at 6 percent interest daily,
amounts to $141.6 billion.

In one sense, all the money in the world could never
repay DeHaven for what he did. In reality, he saved the
cause of freedom for all America.

Thought: There's another debt all of us owe that we can
never repay. It is the price Jesus Christ paid to give
us liberty from the bondage of sin's guilt and
judgment. He redeemed us with His precious blood so
that we might have spiritual freedom [and the gift of
eternal life].

-- Vernon Grounds. Cited on KneEmail
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