TIT 2:11-12 NIV
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
Indeed, it is a free gift offered to all men everywhere and it is an open invitation with no strings attached. All that Christ demands is that we trust in His finished work at Calvary and trust its sufficiency and efficacy.
God's grace has been freely given to all men, and it has been given without conditions, or with any hidden motives. What this grace does is to show us our options, and to encourage us to take the right decision to follow Christ. This grace opposite beyond our past and sees where we are supposed to be. This grace looks beyond our qualifications and sees our potential, even in the midst of the thickest darkness of sin.
If indeed we have moved into the realm of grace, then our character, conversation, conduct and company must show that we have new priorities. Ungodliness and sin must make way for self-control, uprightness and sin-free lives. That is his expectation, because his grace makes this possible. He has not asked me to fight alone or walk alone or work alone; his grace has been promised and has been made available for me.
The best way God's grace can be appreciated is to see its practice in a life that professes to know and have Him. If my life's practice denies my mouth's confession, then I bring reproach to the name I claim to bear. If I live out God's grace in my life, the world will sit up and take notice and would want to know why I'm different. It is a call to be different, to be unique and to stand out from the crowd, because you bear a different name and answer to a different grace.
Is my life showing that unique difference? Does my life show that grace that people will notice and want to identity with? Is my present life attracting others to Christ? His time of favour is here.
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