So what exactly is grace

2 February 2017

Grace is more than offering a short prayer before meals and much more than a name for a female—it is the undeserved gift of God that is available to everyone who is prepared to accept it, open it and use it.

Christians talk so much about grace because it is the most wonderful gift that we receive from God. The grace of God enables our spiritual life to exist and grow.

Without God’s grace we would never know that our sins can be forgiven or the freedom this brings. God sees past our faults and failures and extends his grace to us, even though we probably deserve punishment. Others would condemn us, but God shows grace.

The grace of God also helps us each day as we walk in our relationship with him. Sometimes we face troubles and hardships and it is then that we call on the unlimited grace of God to strengthen and guide us.

If you give someone a gift, you would be most offended if the recipient did not open it and use it. Christians have accepted God’s gift and use it every day because they are very aware that life should not be about feeling guilty, but about knowing God’s good grace.

John Newton, who wrote the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ certainly knew what it was like to live a life apart from God. But when he experienced for himself the grace and mercy of God, he described it as amazing.

And that is why Christians talk about grace. It is amazing and it’s free to anyone who would like to accept it.