Tag: word of grace

Often times, we think of the message of God’s grace, namely the Gospel, as merely something that leads to our salvation. But while that’s true, it’s something more.

Paul told the Ephesians this:

And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified. (Acts 20:32)

What happens when we believe the gospel? Two things.

It gives us an eternal inheritance as children of God. Put another way, it saves us.

But it not only saves us. It also builds us up. And that is not a one time thing, it is a daily thing.

A lot of times when we get discouraged in our Christian lives, it’s because we have forgotten that message of God’s grace. (By the way, “word of grace” can easily be translated “message of grace” in this verse).

We forget that we don’t have to earn God’s love. We already have it.

We forget that we don’t need to work for God’s approval. We already have it.

We forget that Jesus paid the price for our sin, and so we beat ourselves up as if Jesus’ sacrifice wasn’t enough for us.

We never outgrow our need for the gospel message. So let us never let the message of God’s grace slip our mind. And let us both rejoice and rest in it each day.