Hey Gang, Gramps blogs, written years ago, still speak to us today and I am blessed to read His Hillbilly Rendition of the New Testament nightly. However, we sometimes need another voice of encouragement. Grace is a word often used in Scripture and you can often substitute the word love for grace. Be blessed with this recent devotional from Mornings with Jesus.
The other day
on Twitter, I noticed someone posted, “I highly recommend loving Jesus.” It struck me as interesting, probably because
it was on of the few things on there that was positive, sweet, and, at least in
my feed, not controversial. I kept thinking
about it and agreed that I, too, could highly recommend loving Jesus.
The reason was
in today’s Bible verse: grace. Loving
Jesus means I walk around in an atmosphere of grace. I inhale grace and exhale
it. I’m bathed in it, sheltered in it, fed by it, and led by it. Grace holds my
hand.. I pull it over me like a blanket for comfort. I put it on like clothes to
meet the day. Grace is the lens through which I see people and life. It looks
back at me in the mirror. Grace is there to celebrate when things go well and to
pick me up off the ground when I fall. Grace bolsters me when I feel weak. It bolsters
me when I am afraid. It makes me strong when I feel weak. It opens my eyes to
beauty. Grace corrects me when I am wrong. As Paul writes elsewhere, Grace is
sufficient. As long as I have Jesus, I have grace, and it is
never lacking.
Jesus is the
embodiment of grace: the unmerited favor of God. I didn’t --and don’t—do anything
to make Him love me, But He does. It’s His life in me that empowers me to love,
even showing love to people whom I think might not deserve it. There’s nothing else like it, just like there
is no one else like Jesus. --Gwen Ford Faulkenberry
Sooo, as Gramps would ask, “Are you fully filled and clothed
with God’s grace? Does Jesus show in your words and actions? It’s free and doesn’t add weight to your life.
Blessings
Gma J
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