Psalm 85
"I once was lost but now am found, was blind, but now I see"
"The vilest offender who truly believe that moment from Jesus a pardon receives"
"Forgiveness, forgiveness can you imagine?"
So often, song lyrics can make you believe when other words cannot, and so I offer you lyrics from John Newton (Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound!), Fanny Crosby (To God Be the Glory), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (It's Quiet Uptown) in order to best illustrate the point that God's grace is available at all times, sometimes it comes directly from God and sometimes it is delivered by the voice of one you have scorned. Grace is an integral part of a Christian's DNA because it is an integral part of Jesus's life and of God's ways. Grace is the sweet sound that brings us from one side of the equation to the other, going from being part of the problem to being part of the solution. Grace is the life preserver that is thrown out to any who ask, and I do mean any who ask. Grace is the moment where forgiveness is given, despite the evidence that maybe it shouldn't be given at all. And grace is always the turning point from pain to freedom.
Grace is also very hard to believe in sometimes, sometimes it's hard to believe that grace is even possible. When the darkness is surrounding you and it is of your own making sometimes it is very hard to believe that grace is a thing, let alone actually available to you. But Grace is available, even when we doubt its existence. Grace is available even in the darkness created by our own hand. Grace is available and all it takes is our asking for it, all it takes is our recognition of it, all it takes is to open our eyes to the reality that is beyond our reality. Grace is available so let it flow over, around and through you.
+ Have you ever believed that grace wasn't available to you?
+ Have you ever sat and wondered in the majesty of grace?
This chapter and your commentary couldn’t come at a better time. I struggle with anxiety and panic disorder. The one that wraps me up and scares me the most is that I will be cast into hell. I pray I read scripture but it’s hard for me to calm down. Tonight was one of those nights and I had it just a day or two ago. I remember when I was saved and I believe. But it’s still hard and sometimes songs help me through. Can you pray for me. Thanks.
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