The gift of Grace
A blog post from Paul Harris – core leader. 
I recently saw this video clip titled ‘worst miss ever’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5j3203LC3k
a similar one can be seen here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYOA4BXIqk&feature=related
however the second footballer manages to score a goal to go some way to redeem his earlier miss.
Watching these videos at a time of the year when people are concerning themselves end of year targets and and reaching goals set either by themselves or by others. It occurred to me that most of us have expectations which we either burden ourselves with or demands put on us to perform at exams, work output or other means. Our self worth and value can sometimes be measured by how well we do when we see how close we are to our goals and targets.
I recently attended my 4 year old daughters parents evening and even though I genuinely would prefer her to have an attractive character, I couldn’t help myself wondering how good or bad she is getting on at school compared with her other classmates.
The Bible has some good news for us on this very issue about standards and acheiving verses value and worth. Romans 3:23-24 says;
Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard, and all need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift
Without any exception every person has sinned and therefore failed to reach the high standard set by a Holy and perfect God. BUT God offers a free gift to anyone and everyone who has missed the mark. That gift is his grace which can raise us up to his standard and make us ‘right’ with God. There is nothing that can be done to earn this gift of grace, it is a gift.
Isn’t it just as well that when it comes to God that he does not demand that we meet goals and targets because even our best efforts are no more than worthless attempts when compared with such a Holy God. No matter who we are God’s free gift is offered to us – we could accept the gift and be made right with the creator of the Universe.
This entry was posted on Sunday, May 9th, 2010 at 09:12 and is filed under Blog Posts.
