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📖 What is Grace? More Than Unmerited Favor
📜 Scripture: “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.” — Titus 2:11–12 (NIV)
Grace is one of the most beautiful and misunderstood gifts in the Christian life. While we often define grace as "unmerited favor," the Bible reveals that grace is far more than a one-time gift at salvation—it is an ongoing, powerful force that enables us to live in victory.
God’s grace is the divine help we receive not only to be saved, but to live saved—to walk uprightly, resist temptation, endure hardship, and fulfill our calling.
When Paul spoke of grace, he didn’t treat it as a passive concept. He said, “By the grace of God I am what I am… yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me” (1 Corinthians 15:10). Grace is God working in us what we cannot produce on our own. It teaches, strengthens, convicts, empowers, and transforms.
Grace doesn’t just cover our weakness, it fills it with God’s strength.
If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t live this Christian life,” you're absolutely right. That’s why God gave us grace—not just for salvation, but for daily victory.
🙏 Prayer:
Lord, thank You for Your amazing grace. Help me not only to receive it, but to walk in it daily. Teach me by Your Spirit to say no to sin and yes to righteousness. Let Your grace be my strength in weakness and my guide in every situation. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
🪞 Reflect:
- Am I relying on grace daily or just looking back to the moment I was saved?
- In what area of my life do I need God’s empowering grace right now?
📚 Scriptures for Further Study:
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
- Ephesians 2:8–10
- Romans 5:17
- Hebrews 4:16
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