Understanding Grace

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Understanding God's grace with our hearts is a very important part of our walk with God.

Colossians 1:6 says the gospel bears fruit in our lives ever since the day we understood God's grace.

To truly understand something we must "get it," from all angles and perspectives. We often think of God's grace as his unmerited favor and him treating us better than we deserve. And this is a big part of grace but there are many more angles to consider.

Here are some additional angles of grace to meditate on today.

• Grace and gratitude are linked together, therefore growing in gratitude is to grow in grace.
• The gift of righteousness and God's unmerited blessing and favor are a tremendous grace gift that makes it about Jesus rather than about us.
• Luke 2:40 says God's grace was on Jesus, but this grace was his power. God's grace is also his power and equipping that he has given us, and he is always more than enough.
• We have also been given the Spirit of Grace, to help us see God's grace flowing in our lives.
• Grace is also ease. A ballerina may move with grace making hard things look really easy and graceful. God's power flowing in our lives makes hard things easy, because it is him working rather than us.
• Grace is also extended time. A grace period is the gift of extended time to get something righted. Time is often the biggest source of pressure in our lives. God is giving us extended time to get things right and we can learn to do the same for ourselves and others.
• God graces us with his presence. God's presence with us allows us to rest and become more present ourselves.
• Grace is beauty. God is beautiful and when his grace flows it beautifies us.

As we take communion it is a time to thank God for his grace and ask him to help our hearts understand his grace on a new level.

I am praying for you.

Daniel