So...I've been reading a lot of this Plastic Jesus lately, I'll do another post later about some of the major things I've been learning from this book, about how we should be in our relationship with JesusBut for right now I'm gonna focus on God's grace...which is talked about in chapter 5 of this book...and really been on my heart today
And...by the way the the O button is not working very good, so I might miss and o here and there
The author, Eric, defines grace as God's empowering presence in our life...I love that definition...Google defined it as under divine influence...I love that one too...Wikipedia says "without God's grace there are certain limitations, weakness, flaws, impurities, and faults humankind cannot overcome"
I talked to Josh a little bit about it today, I always thought that God's grace was something like forgiveness...I don't know why...I think cause Ephesians 2:8..."For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, but a gift from God."...I always interpreted that like God gave us grace by forgiving us cause of our faith
Josh explained it to me like it is something God gives us that we don't deserve...we don't deserve it...after reading all this, though, I think, it is something so much deeper
Going back to the definitions...being under divine influence...that really got me thinking...it sounded like a DUI, but you would be drunk with God's influence...now I've never been drunk, but from what I know, people do things they normally wouldn't when they are drunk or under the influence of something...
So...when God gives YOU grace, he's empowering YOU, helping you accomplish things YOU couldn't do by yourself
It's like being drunk for God...doing things that you wouldn't be able to without Him, under His influence
That's gonna be in my prayers a lot...asking God to give me his grace (now that I know what it means-hahaha)
Peace
I hope this makes sense
3 comments:
Good one, Andrew; thanks for sharing. I don't think we'll ever fully understand the scope and depth and power of God's grace, but I very much like getting a broader perspective than I can get just on my own reading.
A lot of people call beer "liquid courage" in most cases when trying to pick up on a chick. It's like God gives us holy courage... I don't know but you made a great analogy Good stuff Andrew good stuff!
This connection you made is really neat! It's kind of like seeing what God sees from His perspective: God sees the beautiful, organized patterned side of the rug being woven while we sometimes lean on our own understanding (Prov. 3:5-6) and see the less appealing underside.
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