Greetings Dear Reader,
Of the things I mention often, grace is at the lead with a
few other things. It seems that we have
a diminishing understanding of this term so vital to our journey. An understanding of grace may lead to a
deeper understanding of why I mention it so often. It is paramount to understanding the
foundation of this path. It is necessary
to walk.
What then is grace?
It has been explained in the context of following Christ as “God’s righteousness
at Christ’s expense.” It is also defined
as unmerited favor. It is receiving that
which we do not deserve. It is free but
it is not easy. It is a gift but it
comes with responsibility.
Grace is that which moves the Father to build a way for us
to return to him. It is grace that gives
us a way to find faith and then to follow.
Grace is the mover that draws us to other key facets of our journey. It is the grace of the Father that we are to
emulate in all things.
Think about how the world could look. Ponder if we moved in grace every time
someone offended us. We could pass on to
others that undeserved grace that we ourselves so desperately need. When someone does not respond the way we hope
or wish, we could refuse to get offended.
When love is not expressed to us in the way we wish, we instead offer
grace and show him or her more love instead.
When others intentionally harm us, we can deal in grace rather than
offense and hurt. Grace is choosing to
see things in a way that perhaps the other person does not deserve but will communicate
the love of Christ.
Genuine grace only functions out of love with humility. We cannot think proudly that we will be
gracious. We must act based on the grace
we need. It is vital that we deal in
grace with everyone with hearts that understand it is not power but
service. It is, however, service that
yields great power.
“It is by grace we are redeemed through faith. It is not of ourselves. It is a gift from God. It is not what we do for then we could boast.” We cannot merit grace and we are to deal with
others in it freely. It is one of the
things that smooth the path for us and makes love obvious. We need grace too desperately to avoid
showing it to others Dear Reader. We all
benefit from it when given and received.
Grace is not excusing the wrong that others do. It is not dismissing justice and right. It is choosing that love is greater and
giving dry ground for others so that they do not drown in their own flood of
failures. I need it and so do you, every
day, every moment.
I said all that to say this:
Grace is one of the stones we build on a foundation of love for God and
each other. It is in this that we are to
build our journey. When we abandon grace,
we get angry, anxious, and afraid in advance.
We carry things of the past that harm us into new future situations. We must be gracious to show love. How about we work on that together Dear
Reader?
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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