This week I have been preparing a new sermon series on "Second Mile Living." As I did I was thinking about God's great motivator in my life called grace. Paul told Titus that God's grace was a teacher. So, my prayer today is that God would teach me through His grace to live rightly for him.
So here is a lesson I have to learn: The passion in a believers’ life for “Second Mile” living is a picture of the “effects of
grace.” Grace is defined as unmerited
favor- it is God’s richest at Christ’s expense.
In the context of receiving His grace as a gift, it
means to take something that belongs to someone and credit it to another’s
account. The only thing you can do is confess your sin. We bring nothing to the table, and I have a ministry and for that ministry I
have a deposit only account. They will receive
deposits but they will not process debits when making deposits.
So Preacher Steven, what did you do to deserve such grace?
Romans 4:3
“For what does the Scripture say? "’Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’"
“For what does the Scripture say? "’Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’"
The old song says it this way: “Grace, grace, God’s grace - Grace that
will pardon and cleanse within.”
I’m grateful for the effects of Grace. I am saved by grace, kept by grace. It is grace that gave us the church, grace gives us hope, it is grace that gives, forgiveness, fellowship, and heaven.
I’m grateful for the effects of Grace. I am saved by grace, kept by grace. It is grace that gave us the church, grace gives us hope, it is grace that gives, forgiveness, fellowship, and heaven.
Grace has affected my past, present and my future.
Grace has touched every area of my life. It has touched my wife, my children, my
work, my worship and my worth. It has touched my mind (the way I think), my
life (the way I act, live), grace sure makes a difference in life as a whole.
2 Corinthians
8:9
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.”
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.”
What are we doing to give and make an investment in the one thing that has had such an impact upon us?
