A Crucified Life - - Doesn't Take Grace For Granted

 

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together with Him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No.

Vain: empty, morally empty, worthless, hollow, ineffective, unreal, pretentious

From the Greek word 'kenos' (pronounced ken-os'): of no purpose.

    A crucified life does not take the grace of God for granted. We are always aware of how much God loves us. Having the cross of Christ always before us we are always cognizant of what it took for God to get us here. 

    A crucified life thanks God everyday for His abundant grace which He has poured out on us. We make the decision every day to put God first. To greet Him first thing every morning and last thing every night. We are conscious on every level of our being just how much God loves us; we celebrate our God in worship and song and thanksgiving.

     A crucified life shares the grace of God which it has received at the cross of Christ. We preach the gospel of salvation - saving grace - through Jesus Christ. In our every day lives we must proclaim the gospel. 

    Grace. God pours His grace onto the believing heart and breaks the chains of sin that keep it bound. Because this grace is only available through God, only God can dispense it. 

    Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.

    A crucified life is very aware that the grace of God was at the cost of God's beloved only begotten Son Jesus Christ, whose blood poured out of the top of His head, His nailed hands and feet, His beaten and torn back, His face which had its beard ripped out, His side which was pierced by a Roman soldier after He had died. 

    It's at the cross that grace is found. There is no other way to obtain God's grace. So we come to the cross. We look up at this Man Jesus and we believe that He is truly the Son of God. 

    Jesus' blood washes our hearts clean of sin: that's grace in action. Grace and forgiveness are the transforming powers of God at work in us when we believe. 

    Do you believe?

GRACE IS MINE

All My Hope - Crowder, Tauren Wells

Flawless - Mercy Me

Amazing Grace My Chains Are God - Chris Tomlin

At The Cross - Chris Tomlin

Glorious Day - Casting Crowns

Break Every Chain - Jesus Culture

Thank You Jesus For The Blood - Charity Gayle

What Grace Is Mine - Kristyn Getty