Grace

March 26

Our propensity for falling short of our desired goal is substantial. We have the capacity to disappoint ourselves at virtually every turn. When we let others down, there are often severe consequences to our falling short of their expectations of us.

The boss who finds us wanting will not long suffer our presence in his organization. The friend who finds us undependable will look elsewhere for companionship. There is only One who accepts us with all our failures and remains constant in His love for us.

John 1:16 states this remarkable truth beautifully. Here we are told, “Indeed, we have all received grace after grace from His fullness.” When we disappoint ourselves by our spiritual shortcomings, when we know we have not evidenced the reality that we are temples where the Holy Spirit dwells, even then, we may rest in the assurance that His grace covers us.

The Bible has assured us that the Lord Jesus loved us “while we were yet sinners” (Romans 5:8). If He died for us when we were at our worst, can we not accept the glorious reality of His love for us that transcends our foibles and helps us to strive toward the goal of Christ-likeness that we so profoundly desire? May we not trust that our sins remain under the blood in spite of ourselves?