Grace Must Be Free

[ronscarpa]

Grace Must Be Free

A WORD for Wednesday, 10 September 2014

"We walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Picture salvation as a house that you live in.

It provides you with protection. It is stocked with food and drink that will last forever. It never decays or crumbles. Its windows open onto vistas of glory.

God built it at great cost to himself and to his Son, and he gave it to you.

The “purchase” agreement is called a “new covenant.” The terms read: “This house shall become and remain yours if you will receive it as a gift and take delight in the Father and the Son as they inhabit the house with you. You shall not profane the house of God by sheltering other gods nor turn your heart away after other treasures.”

Would it not be foolish to say yes to this agreement, and then hire a lawyer to draw up an amortization schedule with monthly payments in the hopes of somehow balancing accounts?

You would be treating the house no longer as a gift, but a purchase. God would no longer be the free benefactor. And you would be enslaved to a new set of demands that he never dreamed of putting on you.

If grace is to be free — which is the very meaning of grace — we cannot view it as something to be repaid. 

Think of Grace this way: G.R.A.C.E. = God's Riches At Christ's Expense...!    RON

 

 

[Thriver]

I really appreciate your sharing of the word. Thanks & Blessings!

[waterman13]

God created man in His own image. God knew man would choose incorrectly and do wrong. So He had to provide a way out, His Son, The Lamb of God. God is gracious and wants all to recognize Him as King, and pay tribute to Him as King. Jesus did that 2000 years ago and paid that tribute. So, all tribute (debt) is paid. You are free because of God's grace! You don't have to work for anything, God DID IT ALL! Just believe.

Wm13