As children of God we know what it means to live by grace...But for people outside they may not realize grace to the fullest extent. Yet God who is full of grace grants His mercy and loving kindness to all. Many may be living by His grace without their knowledge. But someday they will come to know that it is from Christ that they had received grace... when they come to know Him personally.
As the word of God says,
John 1:17 (NIV)
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Even for people who do not come under the Mosaic law, there is a moral law that is written in a man's conscience by which a person lives. But by just following the law we cannot live a sinless life, it is only by grace which we receive through Christ. Only through Christ we can be washed off from our sins and have a new birth through which we will live a renewed life in Him. And by living so we will receive grace upon grace due to which there is blessing added to blessing. That is the secret of Christian life...
John 1:16 (NIV)
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
But this is not available to people who are not in the Lord. That is why it is written
Jonah 2:8 (New International Version)
"Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs."
People not in Christ do not avail themselves grace which could be theirs in immeasurable terms. Grace is available as much as we want and are willing to take...
Very true, only by the Grace of God we get to prepare ourselves acceptable to the Lord...
ReplyDelete"Grace upon Grace" - i like this part very much...how wonderful it is be a recipient of such Grace...