Romans 5:20
20Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
When
a top executive is charged for corruption or a church minister is
caught in the very act of adultery, you will probably hear the phrase
“fallen from grace” being used of them. We have come to believe that
when someone falls into sin, he falls from grace.
But God wants us to know that when someone falls into sin, he does not fall from grace — he actually falls into grace! Thank God His grace is there to put the person back on his feet.
The Bible tells of prostitutes and
corrupt tax collectors — sinners — who fell into God’s grace and got
back on their feet. If the sin in their lives could stop God’s grace,
they would never have been able to receive His grace of healing, help
and power to live right.
Now, it is important you understand
that God hates sin because it destroys our lives, relationships and
bodies. Sin is evil! But sin is not overcome by us talking about it and
relying on our willpower to overcome it. It takes God’s grace to destroy
sin. In fact, it is when you are under His grace that sin has no
dominion over you. (Romans 6:14) It is when you see His grace in
providing His Son to put away your sins and make you eternally righteous
that sin will not dominate you.
The devil will say to you, “You
think that you can still expect God’s blessings after what you did this
morning?” That is when you must remind yourself that Christ alone is
your perfection and righteousness. All of us have faults. None of us
deserve God’s blessings. That is why we plead the grace of God, which is
His unearned, unmerited and undeserved favor toward us.
Sin does not and cannot stop God’s
grace. If His grace can be cut off by sin, Jesus would never have come
to save us because we were all terrible sinners. But praise God, “where
sin abounded, grace abounded much more”!
My friend, God’s grace is bigger,
deeper, wider and more powerful than all the world’s sins put together.
Receive His grace right now to walk in total victory over that weakness
or evil habit in your life!
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