If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! - Luke 11:13 Like Paul, we are to delight in our existence despite the presence of pain. He tells us to withstand any present difficulty and access His grace to make us move forward with focus and strength. But Jesus Christ is our great healer and comforter. Like the apostle Paul, we often cry out in pain and distress because of the severe difficulties we experience over and over again. This is part of fallen nature and our daily existence. We all experience suffering many times in our lives. Sufficiency Of Godīut he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. God’s grace also does not cease once we are saved but overflows through us for the rest of our lives.
There is no cost to such a gift, and it is ours to keep without any obligation for payback. This gift overflows in us because of His kindness, which we don’t deserve. The word “grace” is derived from the Greek New Testament word charis, which means God’s unmerited favor. Freely Givenīut by the free gift of God’s grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. Regardless of our fallen nature and sinful state, we are always given the chance and opportunity to receive this glorious gift at no cost, other than our unwavering faith in God. But it is by God’s grace alone that we are able to access God’s favor and the promise of eternal life. Ephesians 2:8–9įaith in God is the key to our salvation and redemption. What Is God’s Grace? Salvationįor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. Grace is giving you what you don’t deserve. Getting what you deserve is what “karma,” which is the antithesis of grace, is all about. When we experience the mercy of God, we are spared the punishment and consequences that we do deserve. When we experience or receive God’s grace, we are given a favor that we are not deserving of. We often get confused between “mercy” and “grace.” Although both terms express God’s abounding love and favor toward us, they have clearly different meanings.Īccording to Webster’s New World College Dictionary, “grace” is the undeserved favor and love of God toward people.
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