For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that
not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should
boast. (Ephesians
2:8-9 )
I never want to “get over” the
grace of God! We call it “amazing” and
it is! For some, that may only be part
of a song, without any depth of meaning—familiar words and as the old saying
goes, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” God
forbid that it ever be that way! How
many times I have sung about it, preached on it, prayed for it, shared it and
pondered it, yet, for me, the experience of God’s grace remains breathtaking!
Look at it this way: a sovereign
God—infinitely holy, yet utterly loving—reached out to a filthy, hopeless and
helpless sinner with love that lifted me!
He didn’t need me, had no reason to want me, had no cause not to condemn
me—but solely by grace did all He required to fit me for eternity—and at what a
price!
What did I have to do? Just believe in Christ—and even the knowledge
of Him and the capacity to believe in Him was His choice before I made my
choice. My boast will ever be of the
cross! My worship will be for the Lamb
that was slain as eternal ages roll by!
To God be the glory! I cannot
help using so many exclamation marks because His grace is still amazing!
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