You have been forgiven according to the riches of God’s grace!

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence.” (Eph. 1:7-8)

When I was living in California in the 1950s, my dad bought a three-bedroom house on two acres of land for five thousand dollars! That was a lot of money for a house back then! However, the value of that property has significantly increased over time. That same place would be worth over a million dollars in today's housing market. When Susan and I bought our brand new three-bedroom home in Washington State in 1971, we paid seventeen thousand dollars for it. We sold it twelve years later for forty-five thousand; it’s now worth about three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. We then bought our present home for fifty-five thousand dollars. About 40 years later, the value of our home has increased to approximately six hundred thousand dollars! It is astounding how much prices have changed over the years! Prices have not only shifted for houses but also for just about everything else!

The riches of God’s grace - priceless!

It’s true that prices of things often fluctuate; they go up and they go down. But, one thing that will never change is “the riches of God’s grace”, (Eph. 1:7). Its value is priceless because it is paid for by the shed blood of God’s Son, Jesus Christ! There is nothing in existence, or has ever existed, more valuable, more precious! And to think, “He made it abound to us in all wisdom and prudence.” (Eph. 1:8).

Think what this means to you!!

No matter what you may have done, “the riches of His grace” has it covered! His grace towards you is above and beyond and more than covers any possible need! 

·      Exceeding riches of grace!

“That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:7)

·      His grace is more than abundant!

“And the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 1:14) 

·      The riches of his kindness leads to repentance!

“Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (Rom. 2:4)

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“I'm not perfect. And who knows how many times I've fallen short. We all fall short. That's the amazing thing about the grace of God.” – Tim Tebow