It's a Gift (revisited)

 Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For it is by grace that you are saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves but it is the gift of God; not because of works lest any man should boast.”

Grace is God’s gift to us, given willingly without the expectation of payment. It is the wonderful gift of His divine empowerment, which enables us to receive the revelation of faith we require, to believe that Jesus Christ died to save us.

Man cannot save himself nor can man save any other man, no matter what he may do. Grace brings us to the realization that we are in need of a Saviour – we are saved through faith in the power of the blood of God’s own Son Jesus.

Grace is a divine enablement that came by Jesus. We cannot earn God’s grace, it’s a gift, it’s free! The Bible tells us that grace is no longer grace if our works are involved (see Romans 11:6).

Let us, during this sacred season of Lent, determine to gain a better understanding of this Truth of salvation by meditating upon God’s wonderful gift of grace.

Shelley Johnson "It's a Gift" © February 22, 2013