APRIL 8: MEN THAT CARRIED GRACE: OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Grace is the very essence of the Christian life and this was fully demonstrated in our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. He lived his earthly life all by the power of grace and his words and actions displayed grace in its purest form, offering us a transformative blueprint for our own lives.

In John 1:14, Jesus was described as the Word who became flesh and lived among us. He was a complete man and a complete God when he was on earth. He had His share of joy, sorrow, hunger, tiredness, persecution and even death on the cross, yet he went through all of this by the transforming power of God’s grace. The bible testifies: He was full of grace and truth. 

Everyone that encountered Christ received his or her own package of grace. Imagine the woman caught in adultery, though ostracized and condemned by society, yet Jesus offered her grace instead of justification.  “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more” was his response. Think of the tax collector Zacchaeus, with whom Jesus chose to dine, thus shattering societal barriers and extending grace where it was least expected. Time will fail us to talk of the Samaritan woman, a woman who had a horrible past but who received grace for a new beginning of life.

Grace as exemplified by Jesus Christ taught us to recognize our shortcomings, our need for forgiveness and transformation and then, extend that same grace to others. It also taught us to practice understanding and offer compassion; to forgive freely, not because others deserve it, but because you have received an abundance of grace yourself. Remember, grace is not just about receiving; rather it is about living it.

PRAYER: Dear Jesus, I am your ambassador here on earth, help me to do more exploits by the reason of your grace upon my life. Greater work I will do by your enabling grace.