Today's Scripture:
Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one
misses the grace of God.
Today's Thought:
It seems hard to believe, but even the most faithful church
attendees can live their lives and never encounter the grace of God. That's not to say they live unforgiven lives
and that they don’t go to heaven, but perhaps they have lived their lives never
having appreciated the great gift they have.
Such people live in fear and frustration. They don’t allow grace to flow through
them. They miss opportunities to shine
the warmth of God's grace into the lives of others. They see God as constantly angry and annoyed at them, and, because of that, they
never feel an intimacy with the Father who so wants to embrace them.
How can that happen?
We get so busy doing church work that we forget who we’re
working for. We don’t confess our
sins. We don’t accept God's
forgiveness. We allow our failures to
overshadow God's love. We allow
bitterness towards others to choke out the fruit of the Spirit. We
miss the grace of God, and what a terrible thing that is!
Today, make sure you don’t miss out on God's precious grace.
Commit to daily reminding yourself that God
loves you more than you can imagine and that He has provided for your spiritual
needs. Never miss out on the grace of
God!
Today's Prayer:
Lord, we so often say our prayers, go to church, read our
Bibles and miss out on the overriding message - your grace. Perhaps our feelings of guilt and insufficiency
can be traced back to overlooking your grace.
We repent for not reminding ourselves
that you are a great and merciful God abounding in grace. There are many things we may miss out on, but
we pray that grace is not one of them.
In the name of Jesus we offer this prayer. Amen.
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