Grace and Us

 

           
Have you ever heard this chorus?

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!

            It is an older hymn chorus.  I can remember my home church singing this chorus often.  We would sing it as an after prayer song or even a chorus for Wednesday night bible study.  The words are simple.  The meaning is beyond simple.  What is this grace greater than all our sin?  To answer that, one must first look to how great our sin is.  For the nature of sin is to separate us from God.  Sin is an act of rebellion against God.  God is pure and holy; therefore, He cannot be around any sort of sin.  God’s holiness cannot abide with our sinfulness.  By our very nature, we will always fail God.  We are all like a small child who immediately wants to touch the hot stove after being told not to do so.  It is who we are.  How can I bend the rules?  The speed limit is 70, but I wouldn’t get pulled over going 80 or even 90.  Everyone else does it.

            The truth is God does not abide by bending His rules.  Jesus tells us in Matthew that “to even look at a woman with lustfully; you have already committed adultery in your heart.”  It is impossible to fully uphold the laws of God.  But thankfully, God has more love for us than anger.  Through Jesus Christ’s death, we may be able to return to God.  This is only through God’s grace.  Nothing can do what God has already done for us.  The chorus I started with is part of a larger hymn.  To only sing the chorus limits the rest of the story.  Think through God’s grace for your life through the worlds of the song.  I have attached a YouTube link in order to do so.

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