Today's readings led me to a pondering about what gracious living looks like. How do we recognize when someone is extending their grace towards us? How do our words or actions extend His grace to those we encounter every day? Would anyone consider my legacy as gracious and kind?
Oh Abba, Lord Jesus, and Holy Spirit... lead me along this path with gracious dignity...
" To
be saved by grace is to be saved by Jesus not by an idea, doctrine,
creed, or church membership, but by Jesus Himself, who will sweep into
heaven anyone who so much as gives Him the nod.
If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1 John 1:7
God didn’t overlook your sins, lest He endorse them. He didn’t punish you, lest He destroy you. He instead found a way to punish the sin and preserve the sinner.
Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus’ perfection."
If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1 John 1:7
God didn’t overlook your sins, lest He endorse them. He didn’t punish you, lest He destroy you. He instead found a way to punish the sin and preserve the sinner.
Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus’ perfection."
Max Lucado
Excerpted with permission Grace Happens Here by Max Lucado.
Copyright Max Lucado.
In Grace Happens Here,
Max Lucado looks at grace from all directions and reveals that no
matter which way you look at it, God’s grace is always there, ready to
do wonders in your life. This beautiful gift book is filled with
powerful quotes, Scripture, and stories that will transform your heart
and mind with a deeper understanding of God’s healing grace. The message
gently and eloquently encourages you to accept completely His grace and
forgiveness as well as extend the same blessing toward others.
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