I sing the solo grace “that saved a wretch like me,”—and so I should. Without it, I would be forever lost and never found.
But grace is more than what God does for me, though there may never be a hymn to fully capture that.
Grace is the Spirit moving in a hundred hearts when reconciliation is proclaimed from pulpits or on hillsides. “For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Rom 3:22-24).
Grace is the grip of someone I’ve offended who offers a forgiving hug, even when I haven’t gotten to “I’m sorry.” Grace is the circle of believers, certain of their brokenness, who willingly embrace the addict, the obnoxious, the pariah.
Just like the Child who was born to us, grace is God’s truth for all of us—on us; for us; with us; through us. “To all who received Him, who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God” (John 1:12).
We teach each other of this shareable redemption by not insisting on our rights; by silencing our cutting words; by holding those who seem intent on pushing us away. We live this grace together in a fellowship encouraging forgiveness.
Pray for the eyes to see this wider grace, to sing this fuller song.
And you will stay in grace. -Bill Knott
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A Hymn To Grace (August 17, 2018)
GraceNotes: God's Gracious Timeline (August 10, 2018)
ViewPoint: Staying Out (August 2018)
House Call: From Parent To Child (August 2018)
Wilona Karimabadi: Remember (August 2018)
GraceNotes: In Full (August 3, 2018)
Digging Deeper: Deception (August 2018)
GraceNotes: All of Grace (July 27, 2018)
GraceNotes: Glorious Exception (July 20, 2018)
GraceNotes: The Reach of Grace (July 13, 2018)
Digging Deeper: The Trinity (July 2018)
GraceNotes: A Victory For Grace (July 6, 2018)
Cliff's Edge: The Apocalyptic Monsters Category (July 2018)
Lael Caesar: For Peace? (July 2018)
Searching The Obvious: Standing Ovation (July 2018)
GraceNotes: Grace and Self-Denial (June 22, 2018)
Introducing The Why: Applying Filters (June 2018)
GraceNotes: Changing The Storyline (June 15, 2018)
GraceNotes: Grace and Patience (June 8, 2018)
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