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Grace
Grace is a gift.
Why?
Because it is given to the recipient whether he or she deserves it.
It is not a reward that requires merit. It is not something that we can earn according to our own righteousness, but only through the righteousness imputed by Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9). If we believe in Jesus Christ and what He did for us, we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Grace offers us an opportunity to be sons and daughters of the one true living God. To be able to call out to our Father, “Abba!” and have a relationship with Him, no longer separated by sin. Grace is the difference between approaching the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16) with confidence and preparing animal sacrifices with shame.
Grace is freedom from the Law (Romans 7:6).
Grace is what saves us. The Law is what shows us how filthy, sinful, and imperfect we are by nature.
The gentle urgings of grace towards righteousness is more effective in reaching the “unreachable” than the stern, accusatory bark of the Law.
Don’t be confused, though. Grace is not an excuse to sin. In fact, it encourages us to do better. All we have to do is truly recognize the scandalous nature of God’s gift. How it accepts, and even searches for us when we’ve gone astray. It’s the arms that warmly embraces the prodigal son, a proper disgrace in society’s eyes, after excitedly running over to greet him. It’s the Shepherd that won’t stop looking for the lost sheep, even if the rest of the ninety-nine are safe. It’s the scale that is far more concerned with equality than justice.
That being said, the tenderness and fondness a Creator would ought to have for His creation to understand the consequences of such a gift, and give it anyway -- that’s enough to stop anyone in their tracks. Well, at least anyone in need of grace.
Grace is what allures the sick and condemned to the place of healing. That includes the prostitutes, homosexuals, and convicts. The critical, exclusive nature of the Law is what bars them out.
The Law is what nailed Jesus to the cross. Grace is what exonerates us from that same fate.
I choose the gift that was so necessary, it required the ultimate sacrifice: the blood of my Savior, hung on a cross.
What do you choose?
I just wanted to take a minute to ask you all to surrender to Jesus. I’m not trying to be pushy, but I believe I’m called to invite you to heaven. We have all messed up and done bad things, and that keeps us from God. He is loving, but he is also just, and must punish sin. But,He loves you so much that would gave his life for you on the cross and make a way for you to be forgiven All you have to do is believe and trust in his sacrifice to save you from your sin. He will transform your life and make it more abundant and free. Also, Jesus is coming back one day, and we don’t know when. I believe that all believers will be taken to heaven in an event called the rapture. Then, God will judge humanity and trust me, you don’t want to be here for it. Seven years of pure hell on earth. Famine, war, diseases, and to top it off, an oppressive one world order that makes you comply or die. Also, you never know when you could die, your next breath isn’t promised. And, trust me, actual hell is even worse. A whole eternity of pure torture and separation from God. I don’t want you to have to go there, God doesn’t want you to go there, so much so that he made a way of salvation So please, trust Jesus today if you haven’t already and make him Lord of your life