Grace... Part 10
The son has practiced the words, remember in (v. 18) he has rehearsed what he is going to say: "Father I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me like one of your hired hands."
Now the time has come and he stands before his father and here are his words (v. 21): "Father I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son." He was not even able to get all the words out before his father has a different plan. It is not to make him like one of the hired hands, but to restore him as His son.
That is grace!!! Grace treats us in a way that we do not deserve to be treated. Grace is God offering us forgiveness even when we do not deserve it. Grace is hard to understand fully but wonderful to receive.
I believe that there are many people who feel that if they are going to start a relationship with Christ that they need to get "all cleaned up" first. Others who have had a relationship with Christ and walked away from Him feel that way as well. They need to understand grace and the heart of the Father. He accepts them just the way they are. He loves them. He wants them to come home first and then they can get cleaned up.
It is God's work to clean people up and make them aware of what they need to work on. It is our work to show people how to return to the Father. They will find peace and rest when they meet Grace.
Now the time has come and he stands before his father and here are his words (v. 21): "Father I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son." He was not even able to get all the words out before his father has a different plan. It is not to make him like one of the hired hands, but to restore him as His son.
That is grace!!! Grace treats us in a way that we do not deserve to be treated. Grace is God offering us forgiveness even when we do not deserve it. Grace is hard to understand fully but wonderful to receive.
I believe that there are many people who feel that if they are going to start a relationship with Christ that they need to get "all cleaned up" first. Others who have had a relationship with Christ and walked away from Him feel that way as well. They need to understand grace and the heart of the Father. He accepts them just the way they are. He loves them. He wants them to come home first and then they can get cleaned up.
It is God's work to clean people up and make them aware of what they need to work on. It is our work to show people how to return to the Father. They will find peace and rest when they meet Grace.
posted by s.d.w. at 6:36 AM
1 Comments:
I love this piece. We talked about Grace yesterday at lunch. John 1:14 says: From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. Just like the waves of the ocean keep on coming, so His grace is limitless.
John O
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