Finding Grace
This
thought struck me this morning – Finding Grace.
How many times in my life have I found grace.
The
premise for this thought is Hebrews 4:16.
We are encouraged to “approach
God with confidence, so as to receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
This
kind of grace is of the God-kind. It
flows from his merciful and kind heart, because He always has His eyes on
us.
God’s
grace has come to me in the form of a subtle sense, an inner voice, if you will
that guides me to do or not to do a certain thing. After the fact, I have found that nudging to
be spot on. That was God’s grace.
I’ve
experienced God’s grace as a presence in the middle of difficulties and hard places
in life. When the challenges come, I
still experience God’s grace that helps in our time of need.
The
verse that is highlighted above takes some mulling and some cogitating. Often, we humans seem tentative in
approaching God. Our shame, our angst,
our bad choices, our past life often gets in the way and we reason, “Why would
God even want to see me or talk to me. I’m
such a
doo-doo
(long OO).
That
is the exact opposite of what this verse says.
It is as if God is saying, “I know
you. I formed you. I know your
proclivities, I know your instinct and your nature. I know your faults and failures and your
victories and success. I love you
through it all. All I want is your heart
to trust in me. Believe in my love, for I
do love you everlastingly.”
If
you are one who needs to find grace today, come back to the God who invites you
in. Whatever you face, GRACE can be
yours in this moment of need.
P Michael Biggs
Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration
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