Grace. What is the definition of grace? Some call it unmerited favor. Some
call it God doing through you what you cannot do through yourself, but the truth
is that grace is not an it. Grace is a Person. Grace is Jesus. Jesus is
Grace.
Jesus died for us. He didn't have to be mocked, beaten, spit upon and nailed
to a cross, but He did. He didn't have to take the full punishment of our sins
on the cross, but He did. Why? Because He loves us. He took our place because He
loves us.
He knew that we couldn't do anything right on our own.. That's why His shed
blood puts us in right standing with God.
Not only does His shed blood make us righteous. It cleanses us, sanctifies
us, justifies us, protects us and makes every spiritual and physical blessing
ours for the taking.
In other religions, it is good works that earn us our blessings. With God,
though, our good works, our righteousness, are as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).
We cannot earn our blessings through our good works. They are gifts through
the shed blood of Jesus.
When Jesus cried, "It is finished," He meant everything we would ever need or
want had been taken care of at the cross. Everything. Without exception. Even
those problems we created by our own doing.
Now that's grace.
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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died
to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray
aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord
and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you
are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.
