Romans 11: 6 states: "And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work."
Grace, Grace and More Grace! Let me just say a few years back I had no idea what grace was all about. Yes there was a time where I could quote you scriptures about how I was saved by grace alone and that it was nothing I did on my own to earn my salvation, but the more I came under the microscope of the bible I realized I was living a lie. There was not a day that went by where I tried to do something to get God's approval or to have His attention. Everyday I would get out and I would literally try to pray more, read more, talk to others more about Jesus, etc yet at the end of the day I still had this nasty feeling of trying to pin up my self worth on what I did for Jesus instead of coming to the understanding that it was what He did for me.
Even to this day, there are times I have to catch myself from being trapped under trying to please God by keeping His law. Don't get me wrong the law is a great schoolteacher and wonderful guide but God forbid you break any of its laws because there was literally hell to pay. That is right, every time I break the law you can almost here it screaming at you "You'll pay for that!" You know that the Law is holy and was prescribed by God to show us where we missed the mark; it was never intended to be our slave master.
What saddens me the most is that there are days where I can literally screw up so bad that there seems no hope for me to find forgiveness. That is how bad my flesh interprets that law at times, gratefully I have discovered grace. It was not till here recently I began to understand how important grace really is to me and the life in which I live and was designed for. I am not sure why it has taken me so many years to actually discover what it means to live by grace rather than be dominated by the law.
There is something so special about grace that it has changed my perspective about whom God is, life, family, etc, you name it grace has been infected and affected by it. I am still learning what grace is and how it applies to my life, but here are some things I have learned.
Grace is favor not earned. God loves me for who I am. I am the pinnacle of all creation created specifically from His DNA. I bear His name! I have His home! I have His blessings! I have His health! I have His guidance! I have His help! All these things I have gained by living by faith and living in grace. I am His favorite one and He is well pleased with me. Daddy loves me!
SAM
Grace, Grace and More Grace! Let me just say a few years back I had no idea what grace was all about. Yes there was a time where I could quote you scriptures about how I was saved by grace alone and that it was nothing I did on my own to earn my salvation, but the more I came under the microscope of the bible I realized I was living a lie. There was not a day that went by where I tried to do something to get God's approval or to have His attention. Everyday I would get out and I would literally try to pray more, read more, talk to others more about Jesus, etc yet at the end of the day I still had this nasty feeling of trying to pin up my self worth on what I did for Jesus instead of coming to the understanding that it was what He did for me.
Even to this day, there are times I have to catch myself from being trapped under trying to please God by keeping His law. Don't get me wrong the law is a great schoolteacher and wonderful guide but God forbid you break any of its laws because there was literally hell to pay. That is right, every time I break the law you can almost here it screaming at you "You'll pay for that!" You know that the Law is holy and was prescribed by God to show us where we missed the mark; it was never intended to be our slave master.
What saddens me the most is that there are days where I can literally screw up so bad that there seems no hope for me to find forgiveness. That is how bad my flesh interprets that law at times, gratefully I have discovered grace. It was not till here recently I began to understand how important grace really is to me and the life in which I live and was designed for. I am not sure why it has taken me so many years to actually discover what it means to live by grace rather than be dominated by the law.
There is something so special about grace that it has changed my perspective about whom God is, life, family, etc, you name it grace has been infected and affected by it. I am still learning what grace is and how it applies to my life, but here are some things I have learned.
Grace is favor not earned. God loves me for who I am. I am the pinnacle of all creation created specifically from His DNA. I bear His name! I have His home! I have His blessings! I have His health! I have His guidance! I have His help! All these things I have gained by living by faith and living in grace. I am His favorite one and He is well pleased with me. Daddy loves me!
SAM
