Maybe you attempted to read through the passages given in my last post and found it mind boggling. Yes, there is a lot of information in those texts. But isn't it worth the effort? Got anything better to do than ponder what God's Word teaches about His grace?
Don't misunderstand. Our lives are filled with many activities that are important and I am not encouraging a monastery mentality. But may I encourage you to set aside some time every day to ponder God's grace message?
Think about the opening phrase in Titus 2:11. "The grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men . . ." (NASB). God's grace appeared in the Person of Jesus of Nazareth when He stepped into history. Soon we will be celebrating His entrance to earth once again. The signs of Christmas are upon us.
What an awesome truth to contemplate. Somehow God united Himself with the flesh and bones and human spirit that He created. In doing so He set aside the full expression of who He is and what He does as God. And He did this so that He could serve us. He did this to serve the creatures He created. He did this so that one day He could suffer and die in our place and pay the penalty for our sin and thereby bring about our deliverance, our salvation from sin and death. He did this so one day all evil in our experience will come to an end and we will enjoy Him fully forever.
Ah, yes! "The grace of God has appeared!"
So I'll ask again. Got anything better to do than to pause and ponder the grace message?
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