Monday, September 22, 2014

"THE BEAUTY OF GRACE"

            "But to each one of us grace has given as 
            Christ apportioned it."           Ephesian 4:7

            Grace is what beauty looks likes when it moves.
God's grace is what He looks like when He moves, acting 
out His will through us.
            Those on whom God's grace rest are truly. . . 
Gracious. They are truly beautiful. The cerebral -palsied
Young man who smiles despite a dreary existence in a 
Nursing home. They elderly woman who always seems 
To think of others rather than her aches and pains. the 
Mother of two toddlers who is happy to baby-sit the 
Neighbor's little boy. The pastor and his wife who take in a 
homeless couple for a week while they look for lodging.
These people shine with a hint of glory. They shine because
God's grace.
          Grace is God's energy, all bright, beautiful, and full 
Power. And grace is most beautiful when is moving through
Us to touch the lives of others who hurt.
 
               Grace binds you with far stronger cords
                      Than the cords of duty or obligation
                         Can bind you.
               Grace is free, but when once you take it,
                       You are bound forever to the Giver 
                        And bound to catch the spirit of the
                        Giver. Like produces like. 
               Grace makes you gracious, the Giver 
                         Makes you give.
                                                    E. Stanley Jones

       Do you desire to be gracious? Christ apportions
       grace. First, a small measure in accordance with 
       your faith, Which may be small. But then like 
       morning sun dawning, your faith grows and grace 
       fills you with its full and excellent brightness.

      God of grace, I long to be beautiful in you, I long
      To be gracious to others. May Your beauty shine
      Through me today as I move in Your will.

        
 

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