the power of grace

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”

There’s a reason grace shocks us: it’s not earned. It can’t be. It’s undeserved favor — and it changes everything.

Taylor told a powerful story of some scholars from Oxford, who were trying to distinguish the differences between most world religions and Christianity. They discussed topics like ethical codes, sacred texts and belief systems. But C.S. Lewis walked in, looked at the discussion board, and wiped it clean. Then he wrote one word: GRACE.

Grace is the foundation of our faith. It’s not a doctrine we grow out of — it’s the atmosphere in which we live. It’s what saves us, sustains us, and sends us. Grace is what reached into a village in Alaska and changed a boy named Quentin. Grace is what empowers the unworthy and welcomes the outcast.

And grace is what enables transformation. Without it, we’re just behavior-managing. With it, we’re being remade from the inside out. We don’t obey to earn God’s love. We obey because we’ve already received it.

Have you allowed grace to soften your heart today — to remind you that you didn’t earn this, but you’re still called and chosen?

Prayer: Lord, thank You for grace. I don’t deserve it, but You give it freely. Help me live in that grace today — to extend it to others, and to rest in the fact that I am Yours. Amen.