“He gives us more grace” James 4:6
Heavenly Father, not as a cliché, maxim, or mere motto—but as our spiritual oxygen, essential need, and sure hope, we take this promise very seriously today. You will always give us more of your grace—more of the limitless, multidimensional riches of the Gospel, all ours because of Jesus’ work on our behalf.
Just when we’re about to “throw in the hope-towel,” on life in this crazy, mean, broken world, you give us sane-ing grace. You bring us back to Gospel-sanity by showing us more of Jesus, reminding us of your plan for all history, and a giving us a glimpse of our coming life in the new heaven and new earth. Thank you.
Just when we’re about to submit to the ruling of the supreme court of self, anger’s demands, and irritation’s exhaustion—crying out, “I’m SO done with him/her/them” … you give us sanctifying-grace. You slow us down, show us the log in our own eye, remind us who we are in Christ, and grant us wisdom for challenging relationships. Thank you.
Just when we’re about to enter our float in the “cynicism-parade”—so weary from all-things-virus,” cancel-culture, ramped-up arguing, and “us-versus-them-self-righteousness”… you give us sufficient-grace. Indeed, Father, you will always give us all the grace we need to live and love to your glory, until Jesus returns. It doesn’t make life easy, but it sure makes it good. Thank you. SO very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ name.