Read
Ephesians 2:8-10, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Think
Have you ever thought God could never use you because of your past? If there ever was someone whose past would disqualify them, it was the author of this verse, Paul. Before becoming a Christian, Paul's mission was persecuting and murdering Christ-followers. He was passionate about their destruction, until He met Jesus face-to-face.
Paul was ambushed by God’s grace – and He never got over it. What is grace? God's favor and love we can never earn and don't deserve. Perhaps the main reason Paul was so prolific in leading so many people to Jesus was that he understood the power of the grace of God in his own life.
When we forget about God's grace, we become judgmental, negative, prideful, and easily offended. Our life will turn into a reservoir of resentment and regret. But when we celebrate God's grace, we become a river, where God's love and power flow through. Is your life a river or a reservoir?
Act
It's good to regularly take a look in the rearview mirror of your life and see what God has brought you through. Spend a few minutes journaling things He's forgiven you of, helped you overcome, or blessed you with.
Pray
God, thank You for Your grace. You don't give me what I do deserve, instead You give me what I don't deserve. Help my life to be a river that Your grace flows through. In Jesus' name, Amen.