To me, “God and Grace” are one and the same. Without Grace, the world would have fallen apart long ago. But --- how then --- does the “Grace of God” work? How does “Grace” keep the world running? Like God, who is Spirit, Grace needs a body to live in. The world itself is a … Continue reading How is Grace back to God? #20 →

Can Grace Bend the Law? #19 Grace does not do favors nor does the Law. The generous and compassionate householder satisfied both. He treated all his workers equally. The merciless servant begged his master for time to repay. His master was a gracious person, he had pity on his servant, released him, and he also … Continue reading Can Grace Bend the Law? #19 →

Beware of Self - Incrimination The one pound servant knew what his master would do! And yet, he still disobeyed and failed to do it. At one time, I too did agree to serve; however, I was lured away to greener pastures. At the time my conscience was asleep, but when my spirit, within me, … Continue reading Beware of Self – Incrimination: #18 →

Being Afraid to Fail is Detrimental The fear to fail was and still is very real to me as it is to millions of people. As a child and youth, I had difficulties pleasing my parents and my teachers. Before my accident, I did not have to put myself on the line. Before that, I … Continue reading Afraid to Fail: #17 →

Do Not Take Grace For Granted? We continue with Luke’s Account of the duty of a servant with the question, will my Lord say to me, “Well done, good servant?” (Luke 19:17). For me, grace has and grace is the means and the way I served and still serve Christ, daily. Yet, at ninety years … Continue reading Taking Grace for Granted: #16 →

Leaders will not “Quench” their Spirits  But we beseech you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. And we  exhort you, brethren,admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help … Continue reading QUENCHING THE SPIRIT IN US:#15 →

Grace Has a Huge Merciful Heart Grace is small enough to live in my heart; yet, grace is large enough to be shared with other human beings. Most human beings practice some form of grace. But to us, who follow Christ, the journey of grace and in grace is enduring sacrificial work. Jesus, our Lord, … Continue reading Grace has a Merciful Heart: #14 →

Is Grace a “gift” or is it Earned ? Grace, as I have been taught and also believed, is “God’s Redemptive Gift” to let us back into His Kingdom and His World. But before the Lord lets us come back in, we too must become “vessels of grace” and we must distribute grace among ourselves. … Continue reading Is “Grace” a Gift or is “Grace” EARNED? #13 →

Grace Offers Endless Hope In retrospect, the words of the Apostle Paul depict our journey up to this point: “Through him (Jesus) we have obtained access to his grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our suffering, knowing that … Continue reading Grace Offers Endless Hope: #12 →

Grace comes in “Small Portions” We are told that Jesus was the fulness of grace and He dispersed it in abundance (John 1:16-18). I think so too and I have experienced a “jolt of grace” many times on my journey; not in huge bundles, but in small doses when I needed it. In reading the … Continue reading Grace comes in small portions: #11 →