Good Morning,

Grace is indeed an amazing subject. I say grace. I preach about grace. I sing about grace. I need grace. Some are said to have grace. What is it really? And what’s the point of it?

“He gave Himself for us so He might pay the price to free us
from all evil and to make us pure people who belong only to Him.”
Titus 2:14

Unfortunately there are days in my life when I’m sure I say grace more than I offer grace. And there have been times in my life when I probably took advantage of God’s grace. How about you? Have you ever spiritually compromised tonight, knowing you would confess tomorrow? Have you ever done what you knew was wrong in God’s sight, displeasing to Him, sinful, but you went ahead fully believing that He would forgive you later? Is that imposing upon the grace of God? Is that tempting God, is it pushing Him into a corner, making Him forgive because He said He would?

Is that the divine intent of grace? Are God’s promises of grace meant to offer us a loophole from retribution for our continued disobedience? Do you think when it says “to make us a pure people”, that it’s talking about us being grace-drenched disobeyers, presuming upon the loving grace of God? I don’t think grace is meant to be anything like that at all. I think by grace we are all given a chance to truly live for God, lives that honor Him. And I think if we choose to accept His grace as we strive to live good and holy lives, by His grace we’ll one day, in the twinkling of an eye, meet Him in the air.

When with a loud voice Christ calls us All In, I want to be there with you.