Big Story

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” - Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV

I’m not sure why, but grace is hard for me to understand. I just seem to have a hard time wrapping my brain around it.

Think about it, an omnipotent God sends His only Son to live a sinless life, die on a criminals cross, be buried in a borrowed tomb and live again so that we might have life... might be forgiven… might have a relationship with Him... and may one day go to heaven. 

And we deserve none of it. In fact, deserve death for our sins, death for our irreverence, death for the lives that we have chosen to live.

This Son showing grace and mercy and love like the world has never seen and never known.

As true as it is, that’s a big story. 

That’s a lot to take in.

Why would such a big God do such a thing for such a little man (as big as I think I am)?

Why would He give such unearned, unmerited favor? 

Why would He give such mercy?

Definitely not because we deserved it. 

Definitely not because we somehow earned it… 

But because this God, who when we gaze upon His majesty, contemplate His immensity and recognize His infinite power that strikes awe, respect and reverent fear within us, loves us. 

This God loves us - you and me.

He is a God of wrath and a God of love. We are His creation, His children. And He loves us and gives us grace and forgiveness, mercy and hope, faith and love.

Maybe we have such a hard time understanding His grace because we have such a hard time giving and showing it.

Keep the Faith... Carpe Diem