Thursday, August 6, 2020
The corner?
What’s there, around the corner?
Life, with all it’s challenges and opportunities!
Psalm 103:10
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
Acts 15:11
On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.’
Words of Grace For Today
If we are honest with ourselves and each other, we know our participation in original sin.
It is the opposite of what we wish well for ourselves and others, that we would consider the goodness of life, and what we understand God intends for us.
We know that we deserve all judgments of God made against us, and all punishments and consequences we may encounter.
So it is of the greatest consequence that we know God promises to deal with us NOT according to what we deserve, not according to our iniquities. How wonderful it is that we understand, on the contrary, that we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as all people will be saved by grace.
Now that our salvation is secured, what can we do about all those iniquities that keep piling up? Can we stop increasing them? Unfortunately not, but we ought try with grace and gratitude with all our mind, body and strength.
We can offer grace to all other living people. We can breathe and love and hope.
Life is messy, and we can live with confidence and courage in the face of all kinds of evil knowing God has already dealt with it all. So onward, with what this day has to offer; countering all evil and sin as we can, and bringing God’s grace to bear on all that we can.
Hallelujah!