What is grace and what does it mean to embrace grace? Max Lucado wrote… God answers the mess of life with one word, “Grace.” I’ve often heard it said that grace is God’s “undeserved favor.” I typically share the following definitions for grace and mercy… And one more says… For Christians, grace is the free…
There’s a saying that goes, “God is good all the time. All the time God is good.” But how can we know for sure that God is good when we live in a world that seems unfair and unjust. We taste and see.
Prosperity theology is a tempting way to attract people to religion but God’s eternal promises are the only thing we can trust to draw us to the blessings of true faith, eternal hope, & perfect love.
The battle against life’s temptation is constant. There is a daily battle between selfishness and love. Today we’re turning to the only One who can help us. #Faith #Forgiveness #Godsgrace #Blessings
People who trust and follow Jesus use the word “grace” often. We’re told that “grace” is an essential part of faith but what exactly is grace? The Dictionary defines grace: Miriam Webster Dictionary – “the unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification.” The Oxford Dictionary – “the free and unmerited favour of…
Are you a good person who does “good works”? Are your good works good enough? Even if salvation was based 99.9% on grace, you and I would find ourselves in a terrifying place. How would we ever know for sure that we had done our 0.1%? There would always be a bit of doubt as…
I trimmed our rose bushes this morning and even though I wore gardening gloves, the thorns poked and scratched my hands and arms. So, as I sat down to take a closer look at 2 Corinthians 12, I couldn’t help but think about what it meant for Paul to have some struggle that he referred…
I’ll never forget the moment I realized that I wasn’t an observer of Eve picking and taking a bite out of that piece of fruit that brought sin upon us all . . . I was guilty. I was Eve. You see, I’d remembered a specific moment when the enemy had tempted me to doubt…
Have you ever had good intentions turn into regret? It can happen in all kinds of ways… Your words were misunderstood.Actions misinterpreted. Or simply an accident you can’t undo. I’ve experienced all of the above but most recently it was the last one that the Lord used to teach me a lesson. It all started…
I can’t say it’s necessarily the way I was taught as a child … it just seemed to evolve over time. I knew God had fully taken care of my salvation through Jesus sacrifice and that through faith in His amazing gift my eternal future was secure… But my here and now — that was…
God answers the mess of life with one word, “Grace.” ~Max Lucado We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus. Acts 15:11 Shh. Listen. God is whispering grace to you. Huge love. Grace to cover your worst shame. Grace to forgive your worst offense. Enough for you….
