THE FREE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

S.E.E.D. For Today___Grace

Scripture "Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God's glorious standard, and all need to be made right with God by His grace, which is a free gift." Romans 3:23-24a New Century Vision

This is the gift from God that through Jesus Christ men are made free from sin. God sent Him to die in our place to take away our sins, to receive forgiveness through faith in the blood of Jesus death. "But the scripture declares that whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe." (Gal.3:22) Grace is the gift of God, we were all doomed but God grants us this unmerited favor and bestow us with His great love and justifies us with the life of His only begotten Son. When we think of this it is rather hard to fathom because of how we are and the world in which we live but it's true. While in sin God gave Jesus to take on our debt and gave us grace instead of death. In the Old Testament God manifested His glory on the mercy seat to those who originally deserved punishment and judgment. The priest had to sprinkle blood seven times on the mercy seat to make atonement for God's people. But today because of Christ  who became the atonement for the world, we have been given the grace, the mercy and the favor of God instead of His wrath. It cost God everything, for us it's just the free gift that keeps on giving.

Example A prominent Old Testament word for grace is chesed. This word speaks of deliverance from enemies, affliction, or adversity. It also denotes enablement, daily guidance, forgiveness, and preservation. In the New Testament the word is charis. It focuses on the provision of salvation. It also means God's love in action towards men who merited the opposite of love. Grace is God moving heaven and earth to save sinners, the unmerited or undeserved favor of God.

Exercise Read Romans 3:23-31 Journal and Talk to God.

Devotion Lord I thank you again and again for Your grace, for it is the free gift that keeps on giving to me. I thank You for I know that Your grace is sufficient in every area of my life. Thank You for the grace that ables us, that guides us, that forgives and preserves us. The grace that delivers us from our enemies, that is sufficient for our afflictions and adversity, Thank You for not cutting us off, but instead You blessed, we honor You in Jesus Name Amen.