One of the many incredible aspects of God’s grace is that it doesn’t go away once we’re saved. He doesn’t show us His grace for salvation alone; there’s an endless supply of it!
Once we recognize God’s grace and trust Him for salvation, we sometimes forget later in life that we still have His grace with us. We still don’t need to do anything to be (or stay) saved.
We were justified by faith because of God’s grace, and now we stand in the grace that grants us access to Him. If God were not a gracious God, we wouldn’t be here. We would’ve been destroyed long ago.
But because He’s still gracious to us, we’re still loved. We’re still forgiven when we confess. We don’t have to do anything to become Christians and we don’t have to do anything to keep being Christians. His grace remains because He remains.
All I know is commands,
The calls,
The constraints.
All I see is rituals,
The rules,
The regulations.
All I see is lectures,
The laws,
The lessons.
I thought this would be good.
I thought I would be free.
But all that I can feel
Is the weight upon me.
Improve.
Be better.
Try harder,
Progress.
I cannot do better,
Though I try and I try.
I just cannot improve,
So I cry and I cry.
I am saved by His grace,
But will that be enough?
I was saved by His grace,
But the after is tough.
This life of perfection
And rules I must follow
Is not necessary.
It’s pointless and hollow.
Yes, the life that You lived
Without one transgression
Has now given me life
So I won’t bear the burden.
He did better,
Tried harder,
So I didn’t
Need to.
I need grace for my faults
And mercy for my sins.
He provided it then,
And His grace will still win.
Oh, I can try and try
Until I cry and cry.
Or, I can trust and trust
Until I learn His love.
So now and forever,
He will show me His face.
He’s not leaving me now
And neither is His grace.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Romans 3:1-2 ESV)
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