Many of us have received gifts over the course of our lifetime. Birthday gifts. Retirement gifts. Marriage gifts. It is wonderful to be on the receiving end of these gifts of love and well wishes. As the giver of a gift, we find joy in the giving, seeing pleasure, love, and appreciation from the receiver of our gift.
As I was studying Genesis 6, the word grace came up. Naturally, I went to Ephesians 2:8 and re-read for the hundredth time and as I did, I focused on the word, “the.” Grace is not just “a” gift from God, it is “the” gift.” This gift, this grace, is what we all need but so are undeserving. We sin. We fail. We lash out. But God, in His great mercy, loved us so much He sent His Son to die on our behalf. Taking on the wrath and punishment we deserve, for us. This gift of grace is “the” gift He takes joy in giving to us. As recipients of this grace, let us humbly bow in thanksgiving and praise God for His gift, the gift of grace.
Grace that is greater than all my sins