Grace, the Lord's unmerited favor, is a wonderful thing!
Grace is such a joyous thing to receive
and a very difficult thing to give...
and a very difficult thing to give...
The unfortunate rub to the blessing of grace is why it is necessary in the first place. We live in a world of brokenness. You don't have to look very far before you find injustice, hurt, and wrongdoing at all levels that negatively impacts the lives of people.
While grace is free to the recipient, it is costly to the giver.
God's Grace was poured out for all humanity on the cross. We are undeserving of such love:
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ROMANS 5:8
As God's people, we are called to also pour out grace. When we withhold grace, the flow of God's love is impeded. I am reminded of this each time I pray the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses
AS we have also forgiven those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one. MATTHEW 6:9-13
Listen and remember as you pray:
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