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know the grace of God

 


For as long as I can remember I have been touched by and stopped in my tracks by the grace of God.  Hearing about His grace is one thing, but experiencing His grace is another.  It is powerful.


Hare you experienced the grace of God in your life?


There are so many things I could share and stories I could pass along, but today I will let others explain the incredible truth of God’s amazing grace.


Hebrews 4:16  NLT  

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.


“Repentance was never yet produced in any man's heart apart from the grace of God. As soon may you expect the leopard to regret the blood with which its fangs are moistened,—as soon might you expect the lion of the wood to abjure his cruel tyranny over the feeble beasts of the plain, as expect the sinner to make any confession, or offer any repentance that shall be accepted of God, unless grace shall first renew the heart.” ― Charles H. Spurgeon


“Will God make a watch and leave out the spring? Will God infuse us with grace once, but not again? No, we're not abandoned. Though I may be a prodigal son, somehow God has chosen not to disown me. After distributing our portion of the inheritance and watching us squander it, God offers us still more.” ― Philip Yancey


God’s grace didn’t get us going then leave us to get by on our works. Grace didn’t just justify us in the past, it sustains us in the present and will deliver us in the future. — Randy Alcorn


Nothing whatever pertaining to godliness and real holiness can be accomplished without grace. — Augustine 


God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world. — Billy Graham


The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: ‘grace.' — Max Lucado


Lots of great quotes from great people, but none of them surpass God Himself.  Scripture is the best explanation.


Ephesians 2:7-9  NLT  

So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.


May we experience and help others experience and know the grace of God.  Have a great Tuesday!


Hebrews 12:15  NLT  

Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.

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