Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Why We Need God's Grace "Give us today the food we need, and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us" (Matthew 6:11-12 NLT). Let's imagine for a moment that you loaned something valuable to someone, and they ended up destroying it. If you said, "I want you to get me a brand-new one," that would be justice. But let's say that you dealt with them in mercy instead. You said, "You don't have to get me a brand-new one. I forgive you." Then again, let's say that you dealt with them in grace. You wouldn't insist they give you a new one. Rather, you'd buy them their own and then take them out for dinner, too. That's an example of grace, which is God's unmerited favor. The Bible tells us, "God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it" (Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT). Why do we need God's grace? Because we sin every day. We sin more than we think we do. In fact, the Bible says, "If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth" (1 John 1:8 NLT). |
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