Good Morning!
Grace — What is it? Simply explained, it is God’s free gift to us of eternal life, even though we do not deserve it. It is receiving the gift of salvation that we do not deserve, nor could we ever earn in a million lifetimes. God grants to us Grace when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. It is a free gift that we receive when we believe in what Christ did for us. As Ephesians 2 says, it is not a reward for good things we have done, meaning we can’t earn Grace.
Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT
[8] God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. [9] Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. [10] For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 1:7 tells us that God is RICH in Grace. He has plenty for everyone and does not lack. We merely just need to accept the free gift he offers. When we receive God’s grace, we are a new creation in Christ Jesus. We are “born again.” We become heirs to God’s kingdom, giving us all of the benefits of being a child of God. We can live in the plans that He has for us that He planned long ago.
Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, everyone is born into a sinful nature and separated from God, yet He has reconciled us to Himself through the death of Christ, bringing us into His presence and making us blameless. That is the Good News of the Bible. That is the reason for followers of Christ to have such joy and faith in our Lord. That is the reason that we should be so eager to share this love with others. God’s plan is for us to live eternally with Him in heaven, a place that we can only imagine the glorious riches He has in store for us. We should want everyone we know to have the Grace of God in their lives for this same joy and peace.
Colossians 1:21-22 NLT
[21] This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. [22] Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
This life offers many challenges, but if we put our hope and faith in God and know that we are part of His plan of eternity with Him, than the days on this earth should grow dim in comparison to eternity. This life is just like a mist, here today and gone tomorrow. It will go by in a flash in comparison to eternity. Therefore we should all put our hope in what is to come by accepting God’s free gift of Grace and share it with as many as we can.
I pray that today your lives are filled with God’s Grace.
I love you and am praying for you.
Dad
More good reading on Grace:
Ephesians 1:7 NLT
[7] He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NLT
[9] Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. [10] That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Hebrews 4:16 NLT
[16] So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
Hebrews 12:28-29 NKJV
[28] Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. [29] For our God is a consuming fire.
Colossians 1:21-22 NLT
[21] This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. [22] Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
Exodus 34:6 NLT
[6] The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
1 Peter 1:13-15 NLT
[13] So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. [14] So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. [15] But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.
Further reading:
https://www.gotquestions.org/definition-of-grace.html