God's grace

[HereIstand.Todd]

It is a sweet calming feeling to discover that there is nothing (I mean nothing) that I can do to gain favor with God. I can't flip a switch, push a button or do a million good works to get God to love me. Iv'e stolen from Him, ran from Him, sinned against Him, and He knew it all along the way. Still He had chosen me. Not by what good was in me not by what decision He knew I would or would not make and not because I was humble or meek (I had a cold hard heart) and yet he still chose me. This makes me feel so humble now though, so much in appreciation of Him that He loved me before I ever could love Him. I said yes to Him but only after he loved me and caused my blind eyes to see.

Do we as christians take God's ever loving grace for granted? Do we just think, "I have faith so now I am saved," or do we not see that it is God who first loved us before we ever knew Him? He loved us while we were deep in the miry pit of sin. I think maybe we take it for granted and we don't really realize that He loved us in spite of who we really were/are. I was dead in my sin and I was dead when it came to the things of God. I was not just merely sinking and trying to save myself I was dead spiritually. I could not reach out to God even if I wanted to.

Give God the glory and praise His greatness everyday we live. Each breath we breathe is from Him and he causes our very heart to beat. Give Him the glory!