Trusting In God’s Grace

 

In the Book of Romans, it says:

 

"So how do we fit what we know of Abraham, our first father in the faith, into this new way of looking at things? If Abraham, by what he did for God, got God to approve him, he could certainly have taken credit for it. But the story we’re given is a God-story, not an Abraham-story. What we read in Scripture is, “Abraham entered into what God was doing for him, and that was the turning point. He trusted God to set him right instead of trying to be right on his own. If you’re a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don’t call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it’s something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift."

(Romans 4:1-5)(MSG)

 

The 'Doctrine of Grace' is not just a doctrine. It's clearly, "The Way." Jesus is Grace. In Old Testament and New Testament both, it's all about accepting God's grace.

 

Today's Prayer

Thank You, Lord, for being an Almighty God who, for unfathomable reasons, loves us and pays attention to our details. Please, bless us with your Godly wisdom on all this. Open the eyes of our hearts, Lord. We thank You for Jesus, Father -- and in his name we both praise you and pray to you. Amen.