"There is probably not a word in the [english] language so little understood." So many people know God and experience His grace, yet when asked they could not explain what grace is. I think the true gravity of God's grace has really begun to hit me, and by hit me I mean: it has brought me to and understanding of what grace means, but a very limited comprehension of why or how God could ever be so, well, gracious.
Grace is defined by Moody as, "unmerited mercy--undeserved favor." That's what we receive only through Christ's death. Skeptics always try to bash Christians and label them as hypocrites, saying they don't act godly enough or biblically enough. Well, NO ONE does. NO ONE can live up to the glory of God, that's why there is grace! That's not to say that Christians don't have to worry about sin, on the contrary, they must constantly battle it. But, there is the comfort that a TRULY repentant heart who clings to Jesus with all of their being (and professes Him as their Lord and Savior first and foremost) who receives grace.
Not only does God give us grace, but we must learn to show grace to others. So many people say,
"Well what have they ever done for me? Why do I owe them anything? Why should I show them love and favor?"
Why? Because even the most rotten people will show favor to those who do them good! We see it every day. Then, as soon as someone wrongs them, they refuse to show them any favor or good. They feel as though they don't OWE them anything. Well then what is the point of forgiveness? If we can't have grace and forgive people, what kind of person does that make us? We are not any better of a person than those we see as the most evil people in the world.
I always live by this; Love and expect nothing in return. Yes, I may not OWE anyone anything by the standards of man, by by the standards of Grace and of Love, and of GOD, I do.
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