Mercy & Grace; Nothing Else Counts

 " God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago" (Ephesians 2: 8-10).

To simplify the above, you cannot and will not earn your way into Heaven. Grace is Free, our works and faithful living should be a grateful response to our redemption in Christ Jesus. Good and godly works are to be results of our salvation and not a means to salvation.

A lot of Christians leave under the yoke of trying to "buy or retain" their salvation by good works. The questions I will like to pose are, What is in your Heart? Are you saved? Do you love God? Do you believe that you are saved through Christs' death? If yes great. Christ himself said my yoke is easy, come unto me all ye who are heavy laden and I will give you rest (Mathew 11:28-30). Not grief, we have been set free, we do not have to work to purchase or retain our salvation. All has been done. All we need to is Glorify God.

How do we do this? Jesus said if you love me obey my commandments, this is how we show appreciation to him, he has given us the Holy Spirit to be our Advocate, pray and He will lead you to path of righteousness (John 14:15-17).

The LORD is merciful, we are all sinners but he counted not our sins against us, so the next time you think I need to "bribe" my way into God's good books think again. His Ways are not our Ways, neither are His thoughts our thoughts. We should stop attributing human qualities to the Creator. He made us. Accept your limitations and humble your self before God.

Final note, Grace does not give us an excuse to continue in sin (Jude). The LORD sees the heart, He knows His genuine children, For those struggling in a particular area He will direct you. But the Lord is not mocked, those who sin deliberately will be punished.

Remain Blessed. Maranatha.

FREE INDEED!!!

Romans 8: 1-4 Explains to us that as long as we believe and know in our heart that the Lord Jesus is our Redeemer and Savior we need not feel condemned. One thing I am sure about is that the Holy Spirit Convicts and the Devil Condemns. So who do you believe? I for one choose to believe the Holy Spirit. 

Imagine trying to live by the Law, we will be making sacrifices each day, the Priests will have a very busy day going by the book of Leviticus. But verse 3 and 4 of Romans 8 give us the assurance that what the law could not accomplish that God sent Jesus to accomplish in HIS (Christ) own body. This is the key, for the law to be abolished a human body had to accomplish the law, fulfill the law, be perfect in the law, and that is what Christ did. The old law could not be abolished without being fulfilled. And He who fulfilled the old law was given the Most High seat to judge the world.

Christ was cautious about this fact (abolishing the old law) that even when in agony he humbled himself for the Glory that awaits HIM and everyone who would believe in HIM (Phil 2: 9-10). He walked in perfection to save the world.

So what Am I saying, do not condemn your self if you sincerely trust in God through Christ Jesus, walk in the light and believe that he is shaping you and you will be better than you previous nature. He bears your sins (Isa 53:3-4) and mistakes, take it to Him.

A note of caution though, be wary of presumptuous sin this is you deliberately mocking the Grace of God. Instead ask God to keep you and guide from deliberate sin (Psalm 19:13).

Remain Blessed. Maranatha.