Here is a wonderful quote from Alan Paul Stevens, a fellow blogger and friend - check out his blog, Prism of Grace, where he shares his thoughts, poetry and wonderful quotes on the grace and love of God and the finished work of Christ!
I love pondering the grace of God, a subject so rich and vast that I feel I'll never come to the end of all there is to see, know and enjoy of it! I feel we'll be feasting on His grace for ages and ages to come! He'll be continuously lavishing His grace on us for all eternity, as we constantly enjoy just living in His loving and gracious presence! And we'll just be praising Him for the glory of His grace forever and ever!
It makes me think of the beautiful verse in Ephesians, where Paul is speaking of how we have been saved by grace: "Now God has us
where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to
shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 2:7)
Here is the quote from Alan, a wonderful definition of grace:
"Grace is unmerited, unearned and undeserved favor of God in Christ
Jesus, a Person not a doctrine nor a teaching but Someone who died, rose
and now seated in the right hand of the Father who continually and
consistently praying and advocating for us.
Grace brings freedom, liberty, joy, peace, righteousness and most of
all intimacy with our Abba Father, it is not something we possess nor
take hold of but Someone who has caught us by His loving arms and warm
embrace.
Grace has defeated sin, depicted the curse of the law and destroyed
self-condemnation and self righteousness… Grace does not start nor work
outside of us but begun and deals inside of us."
Alan Paul Stevens
