Some gifts are given because, well you deserve them. Maybe it’s your Birthday, so you are being showered with gifts from family and friends. Maybe you went out of your way to do something nice for someone so you’re being showered with gifts. Whatever it may be, you deserved getting showered with the gifts even if you weren’t expecting it.
But have you ever received what is commonly known as a “just because” gift. Aren’t those just your favorite? When your husband brings home flowers for you, just because. When your son draws (or scribbles) you a card, just because. When a friends stops by with your favorite coffee (or Dr. Pepper), just because. When your mom sends you a package, just because. It’s not a special day, you didn’t do something out of the ordinary, you were given this gift simply because you are loved and cared for by the giver.
I think the gifts that we do nothing to merit receiving them are the best gifts we can receive. The fact that we did nothing to receive a gift makes it that much more meaningful. Someone loved and cared for us enough to bestow us with a special gift.
That’s what makes the gift of grace so incredible.
We don’t deserve it. We didn’t do anything to deserve the grace that God so willingly extends to us, as a matter of fact, no matter what we do we will never do anything to deserve it.
We are sinful beings. We always will be. In our humanity we are selfish in nature, that’s just how we were born. Without the saving grace of God, we would fail at striving to be better. We can’t do it in our own strength; God recognized that and extended us grace. He didn’t extend His grace to us because we did anything to deserve it, because we didn’t. God extended His hands of grace towards us because He loves us. Simply just because He loved us.
“Grace is goodness and
respect given freely and unconditionally. A sense of divine love and protection
bestowed on us when we need strength and renewal. Grace helps us know we are
not alone and believe we are cared for and cherished. Grace is a drink of
clear, clean water in the desert.”
respect given freely and unconditionally. A sense of divine love and protection
bestowed on us when we need strength and renewal. Grace helps us know we are
not alone and believe we are cared for and cherished. Grace is a drink of
clear, clean water in the desert.”
*Emphasis added*
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