A thought by Louie Giglio, from his book, Never Too Far (p. 90). Thomas Nelson, Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)
And that is such good news!
Louie asks, "Did you catch that? We’re not out.
"We’re not out because the thing we need most is not to be perfect but to be in love with Jesus."
He says, "Sure, there are consequences to our decisions, and Scripture says that whatever we sow, we reap. But guess what? Grace overwhelms consequences. Even with consequences, there is love and grace and the mercy of God in Christ. God is bigger. Even if you’ve denied Christ, he will still use you to build his church."
He goes on, "The Bible promises that God’s faithfulness is great and his mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23). That means Jesus’ breakfast is served and served and served and served and served, again and again. And the meal comes first. Mercy is served as the first course, before any problems are sorted out. Jesus is saying to all of us that nothing will ever divide us from his love. That includes our failures."
He continues, "The gospel of grace can feel absolutely scandalous. When we’re put face-to-face with it, the gospel of grace seems too good to be true. We think there must be some condemnation or court of law or fine we need to pay or ton of bricks to fall on our head. But there isn’t. All the condemnation already fell on Jesus. All the penalties were removed by Christ."
He then says, "All that’s left is a breakfast on the beach.
"Come and eat, my friends. Come and eat."
And that sounds really great, doesn't it? Yes yes! #continuethought
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