Today I read Genesis 4:23-6:15 and Matthew 3:13-4:25. My favorite verses are:
Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Grace is often described as unmerited (or unearned) favor from God. Noah lived a good life, and God loved him enough to let him and his family live when every other person on earth died in the great flood. Any man striving to serve God would be pleased to have a reputation like Noah’s. But none of us is good enough to deserve that kind of favor from God. Jesus, on the other hand, was loved by God and pleasing to God because He lived a perfect, sinless life. He did deserve God’s favor, yet God allowed Him to die as a sacrifice for sinners who deserved death. Grace is a wonderful thing; when God bestows it upon us, He covers our sins with the blood of His Son Jesus. Only then can He be well pleased with our lives. If you haven’t already done so, accept God’s grace today; ask Jesus to save you from your sin and give you new life pleasing to the Father.
About Me
- Dena
- Since retiring from public school teaching, I spend more time on church and Theatre activities. My church family is at Union Ridge Baptist near Nixa. I am married to Ron Boutwell, Founder of Stained Glass Theatre. We have two dogs and four cats to keep us company! I donate blood platelets twice each month at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks because I want to be useful to others who need help. I am involved in the ministry of Stained Glass Theatre; I began in 2009 with a role in the Christmas production then served as an understudy in THE OUTPOURING. Since then, I have appeared in several more shows. I pray that God will allow me to be used of Him and witness for Him along with the rest of the SGT Family.
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