“ Grace Upon Grace”

 “Grace Upon Grace”

 

And from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.   John 1:16-17

 

GRACE UPON GRACE, now, you may be wondering; “what does that mean?  REMEMBER GRACE means that we receive something that we DON’T DESERVE.  So, what John is saying is this:  The Old Testament Law that was given to Israel through Moses, was a GOOD GIFT to the Israelites.  Because they were able to know God’s Character and His will for their lives.  The PROBLEM the Israelites had with the Law, was that it couldn’t help the PEOPLE to KEEP it.  It POINTED OUT their SINS, but it could NOT CHANGE their HEARTS.  

 

Then GRACE and TRUTH, which came through JESUS CHRIST, the SON of the LIVING GOD, who DIED for our SINFUL SOULS, became the SUBSTITUTIONARY LAMB that was SACRIFICED for ALL of MANKIND.  He took ALL the SINS of ALL the people who have EVER EXISTED and COVERED them with His PRECIOUS BLOOD.  And for those who PERSONALLY ACCEPT this ACT of GRACE and TRUTH, they will RECEIVE something they DON’T DESERVE:  FORGIVENESS and ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  And that is what we call “AMAZING GRACE.”  

 

The GOOD NEWS of JESUS CHRIST and GOD’S AMAZING GRACE, does something that the LAW could NOT DO.  It TRANSFORMS the SINFUL, HUMAN HEART and BRINGS the UNMERITED and UNLIMITED favor of the ALMIGHTY GOD.  GRACE is the ENDLESS SUPPLY of GOD’S GOODNESS that brings an UNLIMITED FAVOR of God to His Children.  Doing for US what WE CAN’T do for OURSELVES.  He will PROVIDE for the TRUE BELIEVER, an UNENDING SUPPLY of GRACE upon GRACE THROUGH the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Have YOU RECEIVED this GRACE UPON GRACE?

 

If not, you can COME to JESUS CHRIST for the FORGIVENESS of your SINS, if you will do these steps:  FIRST; ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS, God’s ONLY SON, who took YOUR place on the CROSS, and SHED HIS OWN BLOOD to COVER your SINS.  Then YOU MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for YOU, before God. You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then you MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and RECEIVE His GRACE UPON GRACE.   Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!