The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Galatians 6:18,
In God's grace he has sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the penalty for our sins. In his grace he has made that payment of sins credited to us simply by placing our faith, our trust in him. In God's grace he has provided us a place at his table in the resurrection and provided us a wonderful inheritance!
How wonderful is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and our heavenly Father!! Surely it will always be with those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ!
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"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen."
God's grace is an amazing thing. It is that wonderful aspect of God's nature that disposes his loving intentions toward us. Jesus told Nicodemus, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son..." Why would God do such a thing? Mankind has turned his back on God in sin and rebellion. Mankind has gone his own way, rejecting God and fulfilling his acquired propensity to sin. We are told that God is a god of justice and sin has its inevitable consequences with him: death.
But, we are also told of God's great love. Of himself, he revealed to Moses, "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation." Exodus 34:6-7. God's character is rich both in justice and love. We call that most wonderfully favorable disposition of God's love toward us his grace.
God's grace is an amazing thing. It is that wonderful aspect of God's nature that disposes his loving intentions toward us. Jesus told Nicodemus, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son..." Why would God do such a thing? Mankind has turned his back on God in sin and rebellion. Mankind has gone his own way, rejecting God and fulfilling his acquired propensity to sin. We are told that God is a god of justice and sin has its inevitable consequences with him: death.
But, we are also told of God's great love. Of himself, he revealed to Moses, "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation." Exodus 34:6-7. God's character is rich both in justice and love. We call that most wonderfully favorable disposition of God's love toward us his grace.
In God's grace he has sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the penalty for our sins. In his grace he has made that payment of sins credited to us simply by placing our faith, our trust in him. In God's grace he has provided us a place at his table in the resurrection and provided us a wonderful inheritance!
How wonderful is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and our heavenly Father!! Surely it will always be with those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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