The Grace of our God

The other day, I got blown away (again!) by the Lord as He ministered to me from Romans 5.  Like all, I’ve read Scriptures many times and may have received glimpses, light, and enjoyment from passages.  But there are times when the illumination by God’s Spirit is so marvelous; it literally becomes that well springing up out of the inner man with rivers of living water!

Now that I’ve read this from Romans 5 which I am going to share, I realize that we talk entirely too much about the fall – about flesh, and NOT about the glories of Christ – of the abundant grace of God provided for us in His Son nor about the GREAT SALVATION which God has provided.

So what did I read?

I am paraphrasing, but here it is:  “The free Gift is not at all like the one man’s offense (Adam’s) – for his offense caused death to spread to ALL men.  But the free Gift is OUT OF ALL PROPORTION to the fall of man!”

Did we get that?  Out of ALL proportion.

It means it cannot be compared nor measured.  Romans 5 went on to talk about the EFFECT of the fall was not to be compared with the grace of God in Christ Jesus.  I take that to mean what it infers – that the EFFECT of the grace of God in the face of Christ CANNOT or SHOULD NOT be compared to the effect of the FALL through Adam.

What does this mean?  It means we need to get busy finding out the depths – the unfathomable riches of God’s grace in His Son.  His Son dwelling in our hearts IS God’s grace and free gift.  Usually we talk about receiving Christ as a free gift, but then go on living the rest of our lives out in some other mode other than grace through faith in His Son and the hope of glory in Him alone.

THE WHOLE LIFE to be lived in Christ, through Christ and Him through us is nothing but grace, His life, His Spirit and His work.  God’s will is for us to DISCOVER the limitless, immeasurable, overflowing, abundant, powerful, everlasting, powerful, all sufficient, all EVERYTHING Christ.  Discovering is the same thing as finding treasure upon treasure.  And where is this treasure?

“In Him are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, both of the Father and of the Son!”

“Thank you, God so much that your great salvation is indeed out of all proportion to the fall and its effect.  Cause us to spiritually understand ALL that is hidden in Christ and then thank you for working it out in and through our very lives!”

All I can say now is AMEN!

Sue Gaither