Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world” (John 18:36). The Christian life is challenging because we live in two worlds. Our ultimate allegiance is to a Heavenly […]
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” And one of […]
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were […]
The Apostle Paul prays, “that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length […]
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen […]
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Eph 2:8-10). Apart from John 3:16, […]
God saves people from every walk of life, every socio-economic stratum, and every demographic. No one is too far from the Lord that he cannot reach him. But often, God works in the hearts of plain, ordinary people who do not have fame and fortune.
We need to recognize the depth of our depravity and complete unworthiness to receive salvation to get a true glimpse of God’s amazing grace! We were enemies and by nature children of wrath. (see Eph 2:3)
We deserve justice which means we deserve God’s wrath. It is Christ’s punishment in our place that provides forgiveness of sin and moves us from being enemies of God to being his beloved children. We are saved from God by God for God. That is amazing grace indeed!
I didn’t come to Christ because I was better than others. This has resulted in awe of God’s goodness and mercy. This is humbling to know that I am not better or more worthy than anyone else. I am also reminded that the same grace that saved me can save the most hardened sinner. No one is beyond God’s grace and no situation is too difficult for God.
