What is it about us as human beings that make us think we deserve something? Is it not interesting how much of a "deserving mentality" we can possess without even knowing about it? We often throw around the phrase "they deserve it" whether it is in regards to something that has happened that is either good or bad. I catch myself thinking that I deserve things because of a time I was "obedient" to God. And yet when I sit back and think about it, what I deserve I did not get. What I got was what I did not deserve... and this is a beautiful thing.
Instead of getting what we deserve, the wrath of God, He gave us the undeserved: His grace and mercy. He poured out his love for us by pouring out his wrath on Jesus. He has filled us with the love of his spirit in choosing to follow Christ Jesus as Lord. We are not saved because of anything we do that is considered good or because of anything that anybody else has done for us... whether we deserved it or not. We are saved because God is merciful and loves us with a love so deep we will never find the bottom of that ocean. No matter how hard we search, God's love for us is deeper and goes much further than anything known to us.
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"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone."
~*Titus 3:3-8 (NLT)*~
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