Bible Illustrating and Journaling - Titus 3:3-7, and 15 Mind Blowing Grace

Annie’s Ink-Lings

This week's scripture focus is Titus 3:3-7, and 15

3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. . . . . . . 15 May God's grace be with you all. (NKJV)

As I began to process this, I was blown away.  God is neither motivated by his own sinfulness nor enabled by his ignorance.  He is a holy and righteous God, completely void of sin and full of goodness and love.  He’s never made a mistake and can do anything but fail.  He is perfect in all his ways.  If he were a doctor, he’d never lose a patient.  If he were a lawyer, he’d never lose a case.  There is no moral compass that could measure how upright and blameless he is.  Nevertheless, when we, his sinful and rebellious prodigal children, spit in his face, wallow in our sin, and grieve His Spirit, He calls us to repentance with open and loving arms saying, “Come home, child.”

He’s not ignorant of all the ways we’ve sinned against Him.  He knows everything we’ve ever done and is able to stomach it.  His knowledge of who we really are will never hinder His love for us.  He’s even aware of the evil behind our righteous deeds.  The intimacy by which the Lord knows us but is able to lovingly embrace us as His children is supernatural.  God’s grace is mind-blowing.  Every time I think of this reality, I’m brought to tears because I serve a God whose love and grace baffle me.  His grace is more than I can comprehend.  (Thoughts based on an article from Lifeway.)

Blessings,
Annie