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Corinthians 1:3
NKJV
Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
NLT
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ give you grace and peace.
“Grace is always first, peace
always second. This is due to the fact that grace is the source of peace.
Without grace there is and can be no peace, but when grace is ours, peace must
of necessity follow.” (Lenski)
This!
We are offered grace and peace when we finally give our lives to
Christ. For me, this is an intimate
act. I’ve heard it said that grace is
some one else accepting the punishment for my sin. You can’t get much more intimate than
that! The fact that the Lord Jesus
Christ took my sin upon Himself and said “I got this”; that He was willing to
do that, showed His great love for me.
When we finally grasp this concept; I mean truly get this…that’s when
the peace will come. But as long as we
struggle with our identity in Christ; as long as we struggle with this idea
that someone loved us enough to die for you and I…we won’t have peace. Please understand that you are loved beyond
measure! Jesus Christ didn’t have to
look at you to see if you were skinny enough; that you were successful enough;
or any other measurement that the world gives.
He looked at you and said, “You are my Fathers child, I love you because
I love you” That should bring about peace!
Can you accept that? Please, do
it today!
Grace and peace to you,
cej
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