We live in a very challenging world today characterized by violence, bigotry, and an unashamed apathy to the Truth. Every day, it’s becoming impossible to live without the grace of God in my life. If you are honest, you would agree that we need a fresh and abundant dose of the grace of God to carry us through each day in today’s world. And the good news is that the grace at our disposable is boundless, overflowing and ever flowing. As I reflected on what grace is and what it does for us, I came across twenty-one points which I would like to share with you as well. I hope and pray that you too are blessed as I am by learning more about something which we need daily. This is not an exhaustive list and I am sure you could add a few more points from out of your personal study of the Word. Please feel free to add them with references in the comments below.
According to the Bible, the infinite grace of God is:
1. The gift of God (Romans 3: 24; Ephesians 2: 8).
2. Available to us in time of our need (Hebrew 4: 16).
3. Sufficient for us (2 Corinthians 12: 9).
4. Able to justify and redeem us ( Romans 3:24; Titus 3:7).
5. Able to save us from sin (Ephesians 2: 5; Acts 15: 11).
6. Made available to us freely through Jesus Christ, not based on our works (karma) whether past of present (Romans 5: 2; 11: 6; 2 Timothy 1: 9).
7. Rich or boundless toward us just like God’s love (Ephesians 1: 7).
8. Able to strengthen us in our faith and daily walk with the Lord (2 Timothy 2: 1).
9. Able to lead us to eternal life (Romans 5: 21).
10. Worthy of sharing with one and all (Hebrews 12: 15).
11. Able to deliver us from the power of sin (Romans 6: 14).
12. Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age (Titus 2: 11-12).
13. Something that one may fall away from (Galatians 5: 4).
14. An attribute of God, that is why “the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you” (Isaiah 30: 18).
15. To be preserved and we are to be good stewards of God’s grace (I Peter 4: 10).
16. Something that the prophets foretold about in the ages past (I Peter 1: 10).
17. Given more to the humble (James 4: 6).
18. Not to be received in vain but those who receive the grace of God should live by it (2 Corinthians 6: 1).
19. Something that we can be thankful about even when it is given to others (I Corinthians 1: 4).
20. Something that God may give us plenteously (2 Corinthians 9:8).
21. “Was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift” (Ephesians 4: 7).
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