Grace. What is the definition of grace? Some call it unmerited favor. Some call it God doing through you what you cannot do through yourself, but the truth is that grace is not an it. Grace is a Person. Grace is Jesus. Jesus is Grace.

Jesus died for us. He didn't have to be mocked, beaten, spit upon and nailed to a cross, but He did. He didn't have to take the full punishment of our sins on the cross, but He did. Why? Because He loves us. He took our place because He loves us.

He knew that we couldn't do anything right on our own.. That's why His shed blood puts us in right standing with God.

Not only does His shed blood make us righteous. It cleanses us, sanctifies us, justifies us, protects us and makes every spiritual and physical blessing ours for the taking.

In other religions, it is good works that earn us our blessings. With God, though, our good works, our righteousness, are as filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).

We cannot earn our blessings through our good works. They are gifts through the shed blood of Jesus.

When Jesus cried, "It is finished," He meant everything we would ever need or want had been taken care of at the cross. Everything. Without exception. Even those problems we created by our own doing.

Now that's grace.

 

- Annagail Lynes

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Have you received Jesus as your Lord and Saviour? Do you believe Jesus died to pay the price for your sin? That He was raised from the dead? Then just pray aloud, "Lord Jesus, I repent of all my sins. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Saviour." If you believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth, you are Born-again. Let us know if you prayed this prayer.