Today’s Devotional: “It’s All About Grace”

Everything about the American way of life teaches that we get what we earn, that there are no free rides or lunches, and that we lie in the bed of our own making. This is because America is all about hard work and elbow grease. America promotes that we get what we deserve, and that if we want to make something of our lives, then it is up to us, or “If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me.”

This is the American work ethic. If we want to get ahead, we have to work for it. And while there’s nothing wrong with this kind of work ethic, our issue is that God doesn’t operate according to this ethic when it comes to salvation. This work ethic has made it harder for people to understand and enter into a saving relationship with God because we‘ve come to believe that we must earn our way to heaven.

King David was one person who fully understood God’s grace.

“The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.” (Psalm 145:8 NKJV)

Grace is part of God’s nature. That’s why understanding His grace is so important; the more we grasp it, the more we are drawn to God and love Him for it.

Some Christians claim they know God’s grace, but unfortunately, they live as if they’re in an alternate reality. Although God’s grace saved them, they try to earn His approval through their actions, which Paul told the Christians in Galatia was foolish.

“Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?” (Galatians 3:3 NKJV)

Since we are saved by grace, we should continue to live as Christians through this saving grace.

This Sunday morning, we will explore “Living in God’s Grace.”