Posts Tagged ‘ Grace ’

VerseD: Psalm 100:4

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Psalm 100:4, ESV

God has lavished His love and grace on us, so let us come to Him with thankful worship continually.

VerseD: Acts 20:24

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:24, ESV

God came as one of us to show what His love, grace, and faithfulness looks like – even to death on a cross for the forgiveness of sins.

Let us live faithfully in Christ’s faithfulness, following His example, to a fallen world.

VerseD: Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18, ESV

Our God became one of us to show His love and grace is not some abstract, distant sentimentality, but He has experienced the best and worst of humanity.

By His Spirit, He now dwells in us to encourage, strengthen, and save us in and from our sinful, difficult life.

VerseD: John 15:12

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

John 15:12, ESV

God became a man to show us His love and grace, reminding us of the greatest commandments: Love God and love others.

Now we share His grace by loving His saved and forgiven people, the Church, as well.

VerseD: Romans 10:9

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9, ESV

Our God came to us to give us His love, grace, and forgiveness. If we truly believe this and confess Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are granted this salvation from God’s wrath against our sin.

VerseD: Ephesians 3:16

that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being

Ephesians 3:16, ESV

God has offered through His Son all grace, love, and forgiveness of sins, and is thusly worthy of all honor and praise.

God has offered through His Holy Spirit to boldly share that grace, love, and salvation with this world to His glory.

VerseD: 1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you

1 Peter 5:6, ESV

We were made by God, and He has made us to glorify Him and make His love, grace, goodness known. Let us joyfully submit to this call to follow His Son.

VerseD: Psalm 105:1

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

Psalm 105:1, ESV

God deserves all our praise and thanksgiving, and we have been called to share His love, grace, and salvation with the whole world.

VerseD: Philippians 2:13

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Philippians 2:13, ESV

God works in us, most effectively and clearly when we find our identity first and foremost in Christ. If our identity is found in anything else, we go astray to be an example of His wrath, but as one who belongs to Christ, He does amazing things that bless others as examples of His love and grace.

VerseD: Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 13:20, ESV

We think we know what’s best, but God has given His Word to guide us. We still struggle, so God came to us to shine His light on us and offer His life for our forgiveness.

Walk in the Light, not in the darkness of our fellow men and women of this world.