~ The Amount of God’s Grace ~
Key Scripture
~ “And
I [the Apostle Paul] thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He
counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was formerly a
blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I
did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly
abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (1
Timothy 1:12-14).
Comment ~ There
is an abundance (far more than we can ever need) of God’s grace for the
repentant sinner. No one can sin so
extremely or repetitively that they are beyond God’s grace. However, once God’s grace is accepted we have
the responsibility to grow into the likeness of our Savior. But be patient, becoming Christ-like takes a
lot of time—and we never fully reach that goal while on earth.
“What shall
we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any
longer in it? Or do you not know that as
many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His
death? Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:1-4).
Contemplate This
~ “We are [being] transfigured
much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming
brighter and more beautiful as [the grace of] God enters our lives and we
become like Him” (2 Corinthians 3:18b, The
Message).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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