Jun 23: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:1
As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
Devotion:
One thing we find hard to accept in the beginning as Christians is the grace of God. We go through life without receiving grace and mercy from the people who matter most in our lives. Yes, we may get some love, mercy and grace, but when we do things wrong, that ends from our human peers because humans find it hard to extend mercy when they don’t get anything in return!
But God extends His grace and mercy to us no matter what is going on in our lives. What we have to learn is no matter what we are going through, we can look forward to grace and mercy all of our lives. What we will find difficult is looking for that grace and mercy when are surrounded by revenge and hatred!
God does not extend revenge and hatred to us even when we are going against His will in our lives. He wants us to see what we do wrong and come to Him to ask for forgiveness and mercy – that is when He can show us the mercy we do not deserve and extend the grace we don’t understand…
When we are facing human hatred, revenge, greed and all the other human traits which pour into our lives, we can’t see the wood from the trees and we don’t get how God can show us grace. But when we look to Him and extend our hearts to His love and ways, we find a whole new world waiting for us!
Points to Ponder:
Have you tried to accept God’s will and His ways into your life?
Will you open your heart to His heart and accept His love, grace and mercy?