For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. (2 Corinthians 8:9)
Take some time to meditate on those words. Memorize them. Think about them.
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Really? Do you know the grace of Jesus in your life?
What does the grace of Jesus mean to you?
We were once poor. Wretched. Lost in our sin. We had nothing to offer God to make him accept us.
As the old hymn goes:
Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress;
helpless, look to thee for grace.
And yet Jesus left heaven, left glory, and became a man. Not a king. A simple carpenter. Not a handsome prince. An ordinary-looking man.
He suffered poverty. He suffered hardship. He suffered betrayal. He suffered the cross.
And because he did so, we are now rich.
Do you realize how rich you are? Do you feel rich?
Do you understand the grace of God in your life? The forgiveness you have received? The mercy?
Do you stand in awe at the love he pours into your life?
Or are you…cold?
Are these just empty words to you?
Lord, let me know your grace. Make it real to me. So real, that it transforms me. That it changes how I see you. How I see me. How I see everything around me. Help me to truly understand how rich I am in you. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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