G.R.A.C.E

As I've been wearing my "Grace" key necklace for a little over two weeks now, God has continued to show me the depths and complexity of His grace. Days ago, I stumbled across a spoken word video about grace, and it has stuck with me. I wanted to share some parts of it with you, as well some words God has given to me and shown me, about grace.  

Simply put, grace is 

Gained

Righteousness 

At

Christ's 

Expense

It means that now we are seen as blameless and worthy. It means that God sees us the same way He sees His son, Jesus. We are fully made righteous. And we can fully accept that. The bible says that Noah, Abraham, David, and Joseph (the great leaders of the Bible), weren't righteous. They didn't have it all together. They fell, like we did. But somehow, we get to be called righteous. Even though I've made a whole lot more mistakes than Noah or Abraham or David or Joseph, I GET TO BE CALLED RIGHTEOUS. All because of GRACE. Grace is a 

Gift, that once 

Realized, 

Adequately

Covers

Everything

A gift that covers sins, past present and future. A debt paid. Mistakes gone. Sinking in the river like a stone. Still is sinking today. And will never stop. All because of GRACE. Grace is a call to 

Get

Ready

And

Come

Expectantly

because life without shame or condemnation is beautiful and abundant and free. Grace is

Giving

Redemption

And 

Communion to 

Everyone

because once we have freely received, we can freely give through the power of His name. Grace is 

Granting

Rest

After 

Condemnation

Ends 

because a 

Gap has been 

Realized

And

Connected

Entirely

A bridge has been built. A battle has already been won. We are victors not victims. All because of GRACE.  Grace is 

Grace

Received

And

Can't be

Earned

It's accepting the gift with humility and gratitude, knowing that you can never pay it back, no matter how hard you try. It's stepping into a movement to change the world. Therefore

God

Reigns

And

Christ is 

Exalted

Forever. All because of GRACE. 

Simply put, Grace is proof that

God

Really

Always

Can

Endure

Always and forever. In every storm and trial, in every mountain top and blissful moment, GRACE endures. GRACE is constant. GRACE is what God declares over us every day. And that, my friends, will NEVER change.