Galatians 1:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ….
I don’t like feeling powerless. Who does? Perhaps that’s why I struggle so sometimes with the fact that there is nothing I can do or ever did to save myself. My salvation is a gift from God, one that I don’t deserve and can never earn.
Galatians 1:4 …who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father….
That “can never earn” bit is the rub, I think. I can do good, useful, clever things. But I can’t save myself. I can’t “win” God’s grace. Thankfully, I don’t have to. And not only am I gifted with God’s grace, but also, I am gifted with Christ IN me, so that I may be His hands and feet in this world.
Galatians 1:5 …to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Lord, Thank You for Your love, mercy, and grace, which I don’t deserve and can never earn. Forgive me that I continue to struggle with this issue of feeling like I need to DO something to earn Your grace instead of just accepting it as the incredible gift it is. Help me, Lord. Amen.
Galatians 1:15-16 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.
Have a blessed day.