Improbable Grace

In a quote by Anne Lamont, she expresses, I do not at all understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us. How would we describe grace? Would it simply be a footnote, an afterthought, or an anecdote, given little or no regard, or would we genuinely be able to comprehend the expanse of God's grace (loving kindness) towards us? In life’s most consequential moments, in shame, hardship, trouble, turmoil, doubt, fear and heartache, His grace is more than sufficient. Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God’s grace, Grace that is greater than all our sin! (Julia H. Johnston, 1910) Today’s podcast is titled. Improbable Grace Hebrews 12:15 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Who can justify grace? Who can lay claim to it? Who can justly and righteously disseminate it among God’s creation? It is this thing that while seldom seen, and hardly borne out of the bosom of humanity, we plead for God, to have mercy, and He delivers unto us grace. A gift that is neither earned or deserved, and yet because of His unfailing love towards us, His mercy and grace endure forever, Hebrews 4:16 confirms, Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. As we yield, we at last discover peace through grace, God's persistent effort to reach us just where we are. Some may say, I’ve neither heard nor witnessed this grace, but I submit to you, Psalm 27:13-14, in which David declares, 13 I would have fainted, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord!