From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:16-17)
Many Christians labor under the misconception that once we have received the grace of God for salvation, we can move on to higher education in God’s economy. Not true! The grace that saves us is the same grace that sanctifies us — not just daily, but moment by moment. We never graduate from our need for God’s eternal, redeeming, rescuing, forgiving, transforming, and life-changing grace throughout every moment of our existence.
We never graduate from our need for God’s grace because we never graduate from our need to be delivered from ourselves. God’s grace is continually poured out into our lives to renew the mind, recalibrate the heart, and realign the will as we make our way into glory. And please do not confine this need of God’s grace for those seasons of sin and struggle that we all experience in life. We need God’s grace every bit as much during the seasons of success.
God’s grace is either enough or it is not. There is no middle ground. It is never God’s grace “plus” something else. It is God’s grace that fuels our worship and focuses our witness. It is God’s grace that strengthens our resolve and surrenders our resources to be used for God’s glory. It is God’s grace that humbles us and holds us accountable to God. It is God’s grace that comforts us and challenges us. It is God’s grace that encourages us and equips us to answer God’s call in our lives. We never, never, never outgrow our need for God’s grace!
How is it with you? Is your life a living testimony of your need of God’s rescuing grace? Are you living in the power of God’s grace or your own strength? The grace of God is not just the beginning of your walk with Jesus, it is the beating heart of your forward progress every step of the way. May it never be said of you and me what Paul said to the Galatians: “Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3). In God’s school of life, there are no grace graduates. Stay in your Savior’s school of grace!
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 