Many times there is always a risk among believers who would have walked with the Lord for long years to get into a stage of complacency. This stage does not help them know that they have come a long way being self satisfied and independent (sometimes proud and arrogant of their spiritual accomplishments). They forget the truth they need the grace not only to be saved but also to sustain them in their spiritual journey. During such times their spiritual walk may slow down without their own knowledge.
But our Lord who is rich in His grace and mercy tarries for such children of His, until they come into realization of their complacency. That is why the Word of the Lord clearly explains
Ephesians 2:4-7 (New International Version)
4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved...7in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
When God made us alive in Christ while we were still sinners, how much more after having come to Him? He shows the richness of His grace by pulling us out of our complacency, thus helping us to walk our spiritual journey by grace alone...
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