by Hazel Straub
Do you struggle with certain sins and bad habits? Count the days you have had victory and then condemn yourself, when you fail? The good news is God’s grace covers you and gives a fresh start.
God wants you to know that the blood of Jesus gives mercy and grace, applied to your life. You can never make it on your own merit. Right standing, with God, comes through Jesus the Messiah, who died to give us abundant life, salvation, redemption and deliverance from the lies of the enemy. This truth takes the pressure from us, there is no need to strive or try to do penance to get everything “right.” Jesus and his grace has already done it for you! Believe and receive it.
G.R.A.C.E., God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense expresses it. Grace includes favor, kindness, graciousness, mercy, blessing and truth. It is a free gift and blessing, given to us, through Jesus. To those who ask for help, God is good and forgiving. In trouble, we cry to him for help and God answers us. Grace causes gratitude to Gracious God!
For by grace you have been saved by faith. Nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the love gift from God that brought us to Christ! So no one will ever be able to boast, for salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving. (Ephesians 2:8-9 TPT)
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Pure Glory 
I often try to “step back” and look at “the bigger picture”. Say you mark a calendar everyday you perform a sin. Then you decide you want to stop doing that sin, and you have days of success. So, the first year’s calendar has a mark 365/366 of the days, the next year’s calendar has a mark on 360 days, the next year 350….you get the picture, you might get to a year of 100 marks and the the next year back up to 150, that happens. So, backing up further and “viewing” a ten , 15, 20 year span would show the overall success. And no one else can see that most likely, only you and Jesus. And sometimes just Jesus as many of us can’t keep track of a 20, 30 year span of this sorts in our mind.
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By: ladysheepdog on 08/28/2023
at 5:58 am
Yes, the Grace of God covers us, when we turn to Jesus for help. There is nothing like his grace and the free gift. It is better to keep short accounts, with God because I can’t keep track of a 20 or 30 year span. Blessings of God’s grace!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/28/2023
at 8:12 pm
Sometimes Bible verses seem to contradict one another. For instance, the one you cited and this one: James 2:26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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By: Nancy Homlitas on 08/28/2023
at 6:09 am
There is no contradiction. Grace brings us salvation and forgiveness and we can never earn it. Faith is a different subject and we need to take action based on faith.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/28/2023
at 9:11 pm
Father, thank You for the Good news; G.R.A.C.E., God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense! Where, wouldn’t our souls be, but God?
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By: Warren Richards on 08/29/2023
at 7:35 pm
Hallelujah!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/29/2023
at 9:33 pm