Grace

I've been thinking about grace a lot lately-

By definition grace is the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. There is nothing we can do to earn it, no amount of money could ever buy it, there will never be enough good works done to earn it- quite simply it is up to God. For a long time I had a hard time with grace- its not understanding grace as a whole that I struggled with, but it was understanding why me in particular. That's the amazing thing about God's grace- it finds people who are loveless and without any strings attached says- I, the God of the world, love you- here is my Son on the cross for you, as a payment for sins- all I ask in return is for your faith in what I have done through my Son on your behalf. That's huge- the very God who created everything comes to earth in the form of a man and lives life as a lowly servant with one purpose- the cross. No glorious ending- no big crescendo - no climatic ending- just Jesus Christ alone on the cross for those who would believe.

To many this was Christianity's weakest moment, but really it was Christianity's strongest moment ever. The gap between men and God had been filled by Christ himself- the suffering servant became the strong Savior. What a picture of grace for a world that is desperately in need of it!

And so grace goes on- from church pews to prison bunks- from the villages of Africa to the villas of Los Angeles and everywhere in between. Undeserved, unanswerable, but available to all.

Have you thought about it lately?