Grace... A mercy or gift received that one did not disserve.
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Stop and look around. See all of the grace around you. On our own, we don't deserve to live. Who let us live another day? Grace is written all over the Bible. God chose Abraham to be a "blessing to all nations" out of grace. By grace He chose Jacob, the deceiver over Esau. By grace he saved Noah's family. By grace he saved Lot's family. By grace he chose Saul, a persecutor of his church, to be the messenger of the gospel to the Gentiles, you and me. By grace he lifted Peter up out of the sea when he lost faith. By grace he forgave Peter for denying him three times. By grace, he chose those twelve scruffy disciples to be his leaders. By grace he sent his Holy Spirit to be with us. By grace, he came to die for us himself. Get the picture? There are graces everyday that we don't recognize and don't thank the Lord for. Who am I to be in God's family? His love is obviously too strong to let sin get in the way of his blessing us. How much will we love him back? He actually deserves it.