A little something to ponder.........
So often we hear Pastor’s, Preacher’s, and Teacher’s say that we are “Saved by Grace”. When you really look at that for “face” value, you find out that the statement is very profound and divine.
Grace is unmerited favor or undeserved favor. God’s Grace is the expression of His goodness toward the undeserving.
The Bible speaks of God’s grace from Genesis to Revelation and each one of us have at some point or another read or heard of the Grace of God but have we really examined His Grace or do we really appreciate all the Grace that has been shed upon us?
Ephesians 2:8-9 states that “For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” This passage of scripture lets us know that there are NO works or good deeds that we could perform that would merit Grace. Divine Grace is just like the Holy Ghost, it is a gift of God! Your being saved has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are a good person or that you were a horrible person or anything in between. The plan of Salvation was designed and commanded of God and him alone. I don’t care how much you try to give, do, or be, the only thing that will save you is God’s divine Grace! The God we serve needs no help and He doesn’t want your bribes to get what you want. God wants your life! God wants us to serve him fully and completely with our whole life not just portions or segments. By serving God fully and completely, your faith will be strengthened and you will learn to lean and depend solely on God and God alone.
God’s Grace has extreme value and must be appreciated, just because we know that we serve a Grace giving God does not mean that we have the liberty to continue to sin. Roman 6:1 lets us know that we should not continue in our sin assuming that Grace will abound. We must make the conscience effort to please God with our hearts, mind, and lifestyle and by doing so, we will find that any trials, tribulations, obstacles, or road blocks will be cleared through the divine intervention of God’s Grace.
So often we hear Pastor’s, Preacher’s, and Teacher’s say that we are “Saved by Grace”. When you really look at that for “face” value, you find out that the statement is very profound and divine.
Grace is unmerited favor or undeserved favor. God’s Grace is the expression of His goodness toward the undeserving.
The Bible speaks of God’s grace from Genesis to Revelation and each one of us have at some point or another read or heard of the Grace of God but have we really examined His Grace or do we really appreciate all the Grace that has been shed upon us?
Ephesians 2:8-9 states that “For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” This passage of scripture lets us know that there are NO works or good deeds that we could perform that would merit Grace. Divine Grace is just like the Holy Ghost, it is a gift of God! Your being saved has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are a good person or that you were a horrible person or anything in between. The plan of Salvation was designed and commanded of God and him alone. I don’t care how much you try to give, do, or be, the only thing that will save you is God’s divine Grace! The God we serve needs no help and He doesn’t want your bribes to get what you want. God wants your life! God wants us to serve him fully and completely with our whole life not just portions or segments. By serving God fully and completely, your faith will be strengthened and you will learn to lean and depend solely on God and God alone.
God’s Grace has extreme value and must be appreciated, just because we know that we serve a Grace giving God does not mean that we have the liberty to continue to sin. Roman 6:1 lets us know that we should not continue in our sin assuming that Grace will abound. We must make the conscience effort to please God with our hearts, mind, and lifestyle and by doing so, we will find that any trials, tribulations, obstacles, or road blocks will be cleared through the divine intervention of God’s Grace.
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