sokin's devotional 97 - His glorious grace
In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace..
Ephesians 1:5-7
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Grace is a word that keeps popping up in my life (in more ways than one..hehe), and I think it is always timely and always a good reminder for the soul.
To understand and apply grace in our lives can be hard because often times I feel that we can be quite good at reminding others of God's grace, but the one person whom we have the most trouble applying grace towards is ourselves.
Maybe this isn't true for everyone, but I find that one of the most powerful grips sin has on us is through guilt and shame. We sin, by our broken nature, and immediately the enemy seeks to rob us of our joy in Christ's redemption and cloud the of view of the Gospel. Guilt and shame work hand in hand to destroy and corrupt all possibility of finding truth in the midst of sin.
What I have to do in these moments is to cease to introspect and look towards myself, but again look towards Christ. See God's mercy and grace through the cross of Christ.
See that I deserved far worse punishment than I could've ever imagined, and yet, to the praise of God's glorious grace, and due to the riches of His grace, God forgave my trespasses and gave redemption through the blood of Christ.
The more I stop looking at myself and what I've done, and start looking more towards Christ and His grace, I can start to see the way out of the spiral of sin and shame.
I can cease to no longer be compelled by circumstances but rather compelled by love. To live a life of holiness and God has called me to live in light of God's glorious grace over me.
Ephesians 1:5-7
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Grace is a word that keeps popping up in my life (in more ways than one..hehe), and I think it is always timely and always a good reminder for the soul.
To understand and apply grace in our lives can be hard because often times I feel that we can be quite good at reminding others of God's grace, but the one person whom we have the most trouble applying grace towards is ourselves.
Maybe this isn't true for everyone, but I find that one of the most powerful grips sin has on us is through guilt and shame. We sin, by our broken nature, and immediately the enemy seeks to rob us of our joy in Christ's redemption and cloud the of view of the Gospel. Guilt and shame work hand in hand to destroy and corrupt all possibility of finding truth in the midst of sin.
What I have to do in these moments is to cease to introspect and look towards myself, but again look towards Christ. See God's mercy and grace through the cross of Christ.
See that I deserved far worse punishment than I could've ever imagined, and yet, to the praise of God's glorious grace, and due to the riches of His grace, God forgave my trespasses and gave redemption through the blood of Christ.
The more I stop looking at myself and what I've done, and start looking more towards Christ and His grace, I can start to see the way out of the spiral of sin and shame.
I can cease to no longer be compelled by circumstances but rather compelled by love. To live a life of holiness and God has called me to live in light of God's glorious grace over me.
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1This gives God glory. Because as we start to live in light of God's grace over us, we can start to remember and thank God and praise God for what Christ has done for us. We couldn't save ourselves - God had to save us. Us reveling in this truth, applying this glorious grace in our lives will make much of God and give Him glory.
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