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I want to introduce you to Grace. You may have met her before; I’m sure you have. But maybe you just haven’t gotten to know her too well yet. She is amazing grace. What makes her so amazing?
First and most importantly, grace is your ticket to heaven.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Your good works won’t get you there. The fact you’re better than lots of other people doesn’t count. If and when you place your trust in Jesus Christ, confess your sins, and believe in your heart he is the way—and the only way—to know God, then God gives you a ticket. It’s a one-way ticket that guarantees you will spend eternity with him in heaven, and that ticket is grace. You can’t buy this ticket; it’s free, and it’s the only way you can get there.
Secondly, grace is sufficient for every need you will have while on your way to Heaven.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
The Apostle Paul is referring here to a “thorn in his flesh,” he called it. Three times he prayed for God to take it away—make his life easier, make him more effective in serving Jesus. Take away this thorn, Lord! It seemed like the obvious solution to his problem.
Instead, God said to him, “My grace is sufficient for you.” My grace is all you need. My power comes through perfectly in your weakness.
What have you prayed for God to fix—to make right, to solve—and he hasn’t done it yet? Maybe he will—in his own timing—or maybe not. But this much I can guarantee you, if you are born from above through faith in Jesus Christ, God’s amazing grace will be enough for you. God’s power will come through in ways you can’t even imagine.
When you admit you are weak and helpless, grace comes through.