Snipits of Grace... The letter "R"

In our last visit we looked at grace from the point of view of giving. 

Grace is giving.  That covers the first aspect of grace, the "G" of grace.

Now let's visit the "R"...

R = Running to places no one else would ever go...

Have you seen some of the places Jesus shows up...

 

How about a wedding?

 

What about by a well?

 

What about to a church where everyone was suspect?

 

On a ship in a storm, of course he came by water (literally, he even walked on it).

 

What about Gadara that was a great stop!

 

And then there's that little stop in Bethany, boy did he get an ear full over that one.

 

One stop the deceiver tried his luck but just like all the other places Jesus went, He shined. Shined in the dark and in the light, in the rain and in the sun.

 

He was the same in church as he was sitting at the marriage table with a couple celebrating.

 

Every place, Grace.

 

Why? I like Max Lucado's take, "Because he loved people."

 

It's why he went where he went and why the next letter says so much.

 

It's why he showed up in a little church in Pontiac Michigan one day.

 

It's may seem amazing to you, he may have visited a place you were in one day, do you remember?

 

Grace, from the perspective of the "R", and in our next encounter, we'll see grace as it it most known...

 

Till next time...

Check out this song with a similar message...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dPOKG_6fk

 

Snipits of Grace, what's in a letter... "G"

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 3:18

It's hard to express Grace. Some have used acronyms to suggest it's meaning, God's Riches At Christ's Expense is one of the most commonly used.
 
But what is grace?
 
Before you get your "religious" answer out and say God's unmerited (or some use unearned) favor, rest your Sunday School lessons and give your tired brain a break.
 
No acronym or one sentence phrase can truly describe it.
 
As a matter of fact, when I felt led to write about it, it's because of my experience of Grace, not my education.

I am a recipient of Grace.
 
I am blessed to not only know of the Grace of God from the Savior, but from those who I love and whom love me. It's great to have that. I have fallen short a few times (a few more than I am willing to share openly with all, but take my word for it, some know)
 
My question do you know Grace?
 
Since I have been given Grace by God and those who understand it's power as believers, It is my prayer, that in some limited way, you will understand Grace.

That you would comprehend GRACE in a little more depth through these next five posts

Let me share, using as many an acrostic, my thoughts on Grace.

They may not be complete, but then I don't think I will understand what complete Grace is until I experience the life after this one in the presence of life's greatest Grace giver.

Let's look at G R A C E...

Today let's start with the letter G

 

G = Giving more than anyone else ever thought of giving...

When you think of how much was given to us as humans, you will see that God's grace is a giving grace.

 

When I got up this morning, I was able to see, grace. when I got up this morning I was able to breath. I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner today, most of us did. but those are small graces, some of which not all can enjoy.

 

But the largest of graces, God's Son. He was at the right hand side of the Father and he chose, yes chose (see Philippians 2:3-8) to leave it for you and I.

Add skin and he was stuck in the human condition so he could face the things we face and understand them on our level (Hebrews 4:14-16)

 

Then as if it was not enough, he allowed, yes allowed others to accuse, beat, batter, gossip, spit, pluck hair from his body and then allowed himself to be crucified as a common criminal.

 

Life, totally sacrificed.

 

And for only one reason.

For God so loved the world that he.... GAVE...

Grace is giving, and you may wonder who he GAVE for...

 

Look in the mirror and you'll know.

 

Rambling on about G R A C E...

 

Till next time...