“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.”
With his history of persecution, Paul understood how amazing grace was in his life. It was the same with the former slave trader, John Newton, who wrote the song “Amazing Grace.” I want to share my thoughts on the subject. Grace is so amazing because it reminds us that God loves us in spite of ourselves. There is no way on this earth that we can earn the boundless love that God has for us. Jesus loved us enough that He died for our sins. I identify with the song that says, “When He was on the cross, I was on His mind.” (Or something akin to that.) You probably feel the same way. That is love beyond human understanding; we just have to accept it as amazing grace. Grace is so amazing because it is through grace that God forgives us in spite of our sins. You might think that your sins are so enormous that Jesus cannot forgive you. Read the text written above. If Jesus could forgive Paul, He can and will forgive you. On the other hand, you might be one of those people who says that you do not need God’s grace, that you are good enough without it. That is why you will never experience amazing grace until you come to him in humility, confessing the sin of pride. We all need to grasp the meaning of 2 Corinthians 8:9: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though, He was rich, yet for your sake He become poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.” Grace is so amazing because it is through grace that the Holy Spirit is actively at work in our lives, using us for God’s work in spite of our sins. Paul was amazed that God used Him in all that He did. I am truly amazed that God has used me in spite of myself. Every time someone tells me that something I have said, or written, blessed them, I truly have to thank God for it, for it was His amazing grace working through me. God can use you too in spite of yourself. For example, it might be that the Sunday School class that you teach has been a blessing to many people, beyond what you could imagine. That solo that you sang, probably blessed many people beyond what you imagined. I could go on. Just suffice it to say that whatever you do for the Lord, His grace is working through you to be a blessing to others. My epitaph will be: “By the grace of God he was a blessing.” (That will truly be on my tombstone.) Grace is so amazing for thousands of reasons beyond these three points. Thank God for His grace in your life. Bro. Joe
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