Romans 5: 15 March 17, 2014

Carolyn Walker          

Romans 5: 15           

March 17, 2014

.  .  .  God’s free gift is not like Adam’s sin.  It is true that many people died because of the sin of that one man.  But, God’s grace is much greater, and so is his free gift to so many people through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ.

From TODAY IS YOUR BEST DAY by Lessin      “Because of Grace” (Part 2)

There are so many benefits of grace that are yours today;

*SALVATION You are saved by grace.  The forgiveness of your sins, your justification before God, your redemption,  and your future home in heaven are yours today because of grace.

*SUFFICIENCY     Grace enables you to do all God calls you to do today.  Success is not based upon what you can accomplish, but upon what He will do through you with His power working in you.

*EDIFICATION   Grace builds you up, lifts you up, and keeps you standing.  It is heard in the sound of God’s voice speaking over and over into your ear.  “I am for you and with you today.  I am the source of everything good, lovely, holy, and mighty.

*HOPE       Grace assures you of a glorious future and an overwhelming inheritance that is yours in Christ.  Grace leads you on, cheers you on and moves you into all God has for you in His heart.

*VICTORY   Grace brings you to all that is yours in Christ.  You are victorious because Jesus Christ is the triumphant One.  You reign in life because He reigns – King of kings and Lord of Lords.

*ABUNDANCE   Where sin once abounded, grace abounds even more.  Where darkness ruled, grace overruled. Where death held you in bondage, grace brought you into a glorious new freedom.

*PURITY    Grace is the doorway into the beauty of God’s holiness. It never is a license or freedom to sin.  Grace brings us into a life greater that what sin could ever offer, and lifts us up out of the deepest pit.

*GIFTING  Gifts that come to you from God are grace gifts.  They are yours alone.  Grace does not play favorites.  God’s gifts are perfect and are needed for you to fulfill His will and His calling  in your life.

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved.

How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed.  Amen.