The cogwheel of grace

Common grace is a marvellous reality for all those who have been covered by it, the entire world’s population. Believer or unbeliever alike both have been covered by God’s common graces. Both the righteous and the sinner breathe the same air, live under the same sun and are governed by the same calendar. We all benefit from these types of common blessings. It is a truth that should drive everybody to apply this principle to their lives; because we have freely received we should also make giving to those in need a common practice. But do we? Sadly as a rule the opposite is true. We are originally all cut from the same cloth. It’s not as if a particular individual is born in a palace and another in a shack that will make any difference, we all come from the textile called “sin”, and we all have the same blood pumping through our veins, period! We all arrive in a similar place, "the land of self-reflection" as we eventually understanding our weaknesses and then we have to combat our own sin, whatever that may be. Hence the reason for the law. Have you ever heard or seen of a town or country that is governed without any laws? Why? My point exactly! It’s all about taking responsibility for our part in the chaos we find ourselves in, but do not be fooled, although the voices of society cry “save the planet”, there is a far more pressing issue and that is that we all call upon the name of Jesus to save ourselves. This planet as we know it will be folded up like a garment but our spirit or soul will live or die on eternally. How we respond to the information I now give you will effect that conclusion.

Thankfully there are those that find the strength to repent and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ somewhere on their journey and this now moves those individual into what I would call “specific grace”, they find special favour with God and move from being viewed as a sinner into the camp of sainthood and it’s not because they now earn their own place in that regiment, known as the “called of God”, its most certainly not because we become better in ourselves and many make this mistake, thinking that is they apply resolutions to their lives God will except them. But when we find the fortitude to acknowledge our state before a holy God, owning up to our sin and crying out unto Jesus and seeking out his forgiveness. It’s at this time in a person’s life that we are “born again”, our brains now have another door opened within our understanding as God mercifully unlocks that part of our minds and everything about the unseen now becomes visible, even if we are only looking through a tinted window. This is the time in an individual’s life where we cry out, “I CAN SEE!” It is the most beautiful event in a person life. I can vouch for that. To understand the meaning of life, or rather to be awakened to the BIGGER PICTURE! The sight of heaven just over the horizon at times may become somewhat blurry as the fog of life sets in and yet it will only last for its season, Jesus is coming to fetch his bride and his second coming is just over the vista. Some may ask, why the delay? It may just be for you, as God mercifully delays that day. Once he shuts that door it will be shut for eternity. While there is still time, will you cry out unto Him as you ask Him to open your eyes so that you may see?

Signing off

Tyrone