During
the 1900s, Dwight L. Moody was a highly successful businessman who gave it all
up to pursue the ministry. He became a well-known
and profoundly influential evangelist.
One of my favorite Moody quotes is this: “All you have got to do is to
prove that you are a sinner, and I will prove that you have got a Savior.”
What
is GRACE? Grace is the unmerited and
undeserved favor of God. None of us
deserve it, and no one could possibly earn it.
It’s simply God’s gift. “For by
grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)
John
Newton’s famous hymn, entitled “Amazing Grace,” describes it far mor eloquently
and succinctly than I:
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Amazing grace! how
sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. |
2
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’Twas grace that
taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! |
3
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The Lord hath promised
good to me,
His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures. |
4
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Through many
dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come; T’was grace that brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. |
5
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When we’ve been
there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun. |
My friend, no matter
where you are in this life, no matter what you have done, you are an eligible recipient
of the grace of God, who loves us far more that we could possibly imagine. Trust Him.
Sisters and brothers,
be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO
MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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