Got Grace?

Deuteronomy 9:26” I prayed to Yahweh, and said, Lord Yahweh, don't destroy your people and your inheritance, that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”

What is grace?

” grace is not an abstract quality, but is an active, working principle, manifesting itself in beneficent acts, Gen. 6:8; 19:19; 33:15; Ex. 33:12; 34:9; I Sam 1:18; 27:5; Esth. 2:7. The fundamental idea is, that the blessings graciously bestowed are freely given, and not in consideration of any claim or merit.” Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, 1949), pp. 426-27

Moses understood grace and he gave it easily. He did not have to intercede for the children of Israel. He was not raised with them nor did he have strong relational bonds, but grace was internal. Moses had received much grace since birth. Pharaoh’s daughter showed him grace when she took him as her own son. Pharaoh himself showed grace allowing Moses to be raised in his home and given status as a Prince of Egypt. He was shown grace by Jethro and the Midian family in the desert and taught a trait. Moses understood that grace is not earned, but given out of love.

Grace is rarely seen today. Kind acts with no expectation of reward, yet ever heart craves it. God is truly a gracious God. He thinks about us more than we do Him, and still does great things for us that we do not deserve. As if sending His own son to die for our sins were not enough. When the love of God over flows in your life you don’t have a problem giving grace. Grace comes out of a changed heart.

I Corinthians 13:4, 5 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”

These are examples of grace that come when the love of God is present. My prayer for this season of my life is to love bigger, with no limitations. Love is powerful. I want everything that I do to ooze love and the grace of God.

What do you want your life to ooze?