Romans 5:20
20Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
When a top executive is charged for corruption or a church minister is caught in the very act of adultery, you will probably hear the phrase fallen from grace being used of them. We have come to believe that when someone falls into sin, he falls from grace.20Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
But God wants us to know that when someone falls into sin, he does not fall from grace he actually falls into grace! Thank God His grace is there to put the person back on his feet.
The Bible tells of prostitutes (Luke 7:38-39) and corrupt tax collectors(Luke 19:5) sinners (John 4:18) who fell into Gods grace and got back on their feet. If the sin in their lives could stop Gods grace, they would never have been able to receive His grace of healing, help and power to live right.
Now, it is important you understand that God hates sin because it destroys our lives, relationships and bodies. Sin is evil! But sin is not overcome by us talking about it and relying on our willpower to overcome it. It takes Gods grace to destroy sin. In fact, it is when you are under His grace that sin has no dominion over you. (Romans 6:14) It is when you see His grace in providing His Son to put away your sins and make you eternally righteous that sin will not dominate you.
The devil will say to you, You think that you can still expect Gods blessings after what you did this morning? That is when you must remind yourself that Christ alone is your perfection and righteousness.(1 Cr 1:30) All of us have faults. None of us deserve Gods blessings. That is why we plead the grace of God, which is His unearned, unmerited and undeserved favor toward us.
To those who are worried about the Grace of our Lord being perverted then know that the Super Abounding Grace of our Lord has a 'safety valve' in which Jesus showed the the Pharisees (Law of Moses Teacher) that if one knows he/she is forgiven much, the same person will love Jesus much (Luke 7:41-48)
Sin does not and cannot stop Gods grace. If His grace can be cut off by sin, Jesus would never have come to save us because we were all terrible sinners. But praise God, where sin abounded, grace abounded much more!
However Grace (Unmerited/ Unearned/ Undeserved Favor of GOD) can't flow in one lives when one seeks Justification via Law or via self Works as the Holy Spirit had faithfully recorded that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them. (Luke 5:17) But unfortunately only 1 paralytic man was saved (Luke 5:18-20)
My friend, Gods grace is bigger, deeper, wider and more powerful than all the worlds sins put together. Receive His grace right now to walk in total victory over that weakness or evil habit in your life!