The Paradox of God’s Grace and Mercy – Ephesians 2
All the high hopes, careful planning, and great aspirations are worth nothing if we’re not walking in His path, surrendered to His will. Surrendering to His will entails our letting go of the things of the flesh that we sometimes stubbornly cling to. Many times we try to bargain with God to retain something that we are afraid to let go of. If we cling to things that Jesus rescued us from on the cross, we reject the cross in part by holding on to the things that grace has released us from.
Much of new age theology fails to respect the power of God’s grace. Just because it is a free gift does not make it any less precious. It is precious in that for salvation to be given to creation, the Creator had to lay down his life. By this gift God asks us to die, while all we want to do is live. Within this mystery we find that surrender of ourselves defines our victory in Christ by His grace. Becoming alive by dying is a paradox, a contradiction that is only found in God’s mercy. It was true with Christ as He was crucified and arose and it is true in us as we die to our sins and are saved by His grace.
Ephesians 2:2-5 You were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
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Darrell:
Love and Forgiveness…indeed, one of the greatest acts of God on behalf of man! Bless you for this message. ~Zoey
Amen, thanks Darrell.
One of the greatest paradoxes of human nature is our incapacity to fully appreciate and honor God’s grace. Thank you for this wonderful post.
Thanka. To Darrell.
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