If you’ve been told you have to earn God’s grace, you’ve been mislead. Grace is a gift. Can you accept a gift? Whether it’s a gift for your birthday, or say a gift for your hard work, or maybe a gift for no reason, unexpected from a dear friend…Could you accept those gifts if they were handed to you? Would you deny those gifts or would you be open enough to freely accept those gifts? Gracious enough to accept those gifts? What? Gracious enough? Yes, gracious. Kind, courteous, pleasant…expressing polite surprise. That’s kinda what grace is. A polite surprise. Grace. God’s way of intervening. A gift. A pleasant gift. Sometimes unexpected, always kind, undeserved, and never earned. A gift. From me to you, in spite of our differences, our life choices, our habits or addictions, our shortcomings, our choices, our location, our place in life. The only requirement is that you be you, in this second, this moment, this hour, whatever time it is in your life, and accept the gift, accept the gift of grace. Do you have any reason to doubt the sincerity of the gift of grace as would you doubt the sincerity of the gift given by a friend? That’s grace. A gift given by our friend Father God, no questions asked, for nothing you did or did not do. It’s available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, non-stop, whenever you’re ready to accept it. Time and time again. Grace saves us from our sins, meets us at our time of need, offers us courage, strength and wisdom. It doesn’t matter if it’s your last resort or the first thing you run to. It matters that you came, open to accepting His love, His mercy, His forgiveness, His gift. His gift of grace. A gift that’s hard to deny…Give Grace a hug❤️
Isaiah 30:19How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.