Grace and Love of God

The Grace and Love of God, where would we be? Not one single person on earth could ever measure up to being called a child of God in our own standards.

But as Paul said in (I Corinthians 15:9-10), "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

God loves us unconditionally! We do not have to do anything to earn the love of God! In fact, He sent His only Son to die for our sins so we could be in heaven, for eternity with Him. He did it while we were sinning against Him! What human being would do that?

No one! God loves us all. He created ALL of us!

So why do we place our own judgements on others? Why can't we show the same grace that God shows us to our fellow man? We did not have to clean ourselves up before coming to Christ, so why do we expect others to?

We are not the judge of mankind; there is only ONE lawgiver and judge, and it is not me, nor do I want that position. I am not good enough, no one is!

(James 4:12) "There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?"

(II Corinthians 5:10) "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad."

The Lord commanded us to love, not hate, not judge.

(John 13:34) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another."

And we can only do that through His Holy Spirit within us, not on our own, because we are flesh and flesh is weak. He says in (John 15:5), "Apart from Me, you can do nothing."

God created everything and everyone, and He said, it was good, so why do we place our own judgements on people?

(Genesis 1:31) "Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Ask the Lord to help you, through the Holy Spirit, to love people with His kind of love. You do not have to be best friends with everyone to love and pray for them with a godly love.

We are to be vessels of God's love to draw people to Christ, not away from Him.

(Luke 6:32-36) "But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful."

If you struggle with this area of your relationship with Christ, pray and ask for His help today!

Time is growing short; let's love people to Christ, not turn them away.

Let us start being the ambassadors of Christ and vessels of His love we are called to be, and start drawing people to Him, not away.

(II Corinthians 5:20) "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God."