Every day is a fitting time to celebrate the grace of God. Appreciation of God's grace springs from the acknowledgement we are undeserving of any good thing. If there is a moment circumstances fill us with the feeling "Life is good," it is only good because God is good and gracious. When we feel like is a drag and a bummer, it is evident we have ceased looking to God and are either focused on ourselves or problems - something other than God. In Jesus alone is abundant, eternal life, and He offers it freely to all who trust in Him.
The grace of God stands in contrast to all who clamour for rights, equality, and social justice. Our very existence on this planet is by the grace of God alone. These humanistic approaches claim all people are entitled to an arbitrary standard of living based upon what others have, not because of who they are: people created and loved by God for Him. The reach of human rights and justice is limited, but grace goes beyond what is required out of love. Man's problem is seeking to make ourselves equal or superior to God, and when we do so we selfishly rob ourselves of countless blessings, peace with God, contentment, and divine provision to help others. The reality of God far surpasses human idealism or legislation.
How gracious and good God is to provide eternal life when we deserve death because of sin. We have all rebelled against God in our wickedness, but He has drawn near to us by grace. 1 John 5:11-13 says, "And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God." What peace and joy we are given by God's grace, to have absolute security and certainty of an eternal, glorious future with Jesus. He has provided everlasting life as a free gift paid for by an immense cost, for Jesus laid down His life on the cross for sinners.
The God who preserves our souls eternally will not forsake us during our lives on earth, knowing what we need to live. David wrote in Psalm 37:25, "I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread." If God provides food for the birds of heaven, won't He supply the food we need by His grace? He will not forsake us, and the infinite grace He extends towards us provides cause to trust and praise Him. Psalm 37:1-5 tells us, "Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."
God is faithful and gracious, and as we delight ourselves in Him all our needs will be supplied. He's sustained you many years to be able to read this, right? Won't He continue to guide us and supply all our needs in a world where our only future certainty is our demise?
The grace of God stands in contrast to all who clamour for rights, equality, and social justice. Our very existence on this planet is by the grace of God alone. These humanistic approaches claim all people are entitled to an arbitrary standard of living based upon what others have, not because of who they are: people created and loved by God for Him. The reach of human rights and justice is limited, but grace goes beyond what is required out of love. Man's problem is seeking to make ourselves equal or superior to God, and when we do so we selfishly rob ourselves of countless blessings, peace with God, contentment, and divine provision to help others. The reality of God far surpasses human idealism or legislation.
How gracious and good God is to provide eternal life when we deserve death because of sin. We have all rebelled against God in our wickedness, but He has drawn near to us by grace. 1 John 5:11-13 says, "And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God." What peace and joy we are given by God's grace, to have absolute security and certainty of an eternal, glorious future with Jesus. He has provided everlasting life as a free gift paid for by an immense cost, for Jesus laid down His life on the cross for sinners.
The God who preserves our souls eternally will not forsake us during our lives on earth, knowing what we need to live. David wrote in Psalm 37:25, "I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread." If God provides food for the birds of heaven, won't He supply the food we need by His grace? He will not forsake us, and the infinite grace He extends towards us provides cause to trust and praise Him. Psalm 37:1-5 tells us, "Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."
God is faithful and gracious, and as we delight ourselves in Him all our needs will be supplied. He's sustained you many years to be able to read this, right? Won't He continue to guide us and supply all our needs in a world where our only future certainty is our demise?
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