Monday, 14 July 2025

Grace of God

 Here is a poem to God celebrating the *unearned, unstoppable, universe-altering gift* of His grace—woven through with Scripture that reveals its depth:


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### **"GRACE UPON GRACE"**  

*A Hymn to the Giver of Every Good Gift*  


**Not earned, not bought—**  

**Grace falls like rain**  

On desert hearts, on pride’s tight chain.  

*You break through night with mercy’s dawn:*  

**“Come, all you weary! Come, undone!”**  

>*“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—*  

>*and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”*  

>**—Ephesians 2:8**  


**My debt was crimson—**  

**You paid in red,**  

Nailed to the cross where Love bled.  

*No ledger left, no shame to trace—*  

**Just white as snow, my standing-place!**  

>*“In Him we have redemption through His blood,*  

>*the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.”*  

>**—Ephesians 1:7**  


**When weakness grips me—**  

**Thorns pierce my side,**  

Your whisper comes: *“In Me, abide.*  

*My strength flows where your strength is gone—*  

**My grace sufficient, My power made strong!”**  

>*“My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.”*  

>**—2 Corinthians 12:9**  


**Not license, Lord—**  

**But freedom’s flame!**  

Grace teaches holiness in Your name.  

*To say “no” to death, and “yes” to You:*  

**A life reborn, forever new.**  

>*“For the grace of God has appeared…*  

>*training us to renounce ungodliness and to live upright lives.”*  

>**—Titus 2:11–12**  


**Grace upon grace—**  

**Like wave on wave,**  

From empty tomb, from borrowed grave!  

*Where sin ran deep, Your grace ran deeper—*  

**No soul beyond Your reach, O Keeper!**  

>*“From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.”*  

>**—John 1:16**  


**I stand unshaken—**  

**Not by my worth,**  

But by Your cross that split the earth!  

*Your throne of grace—my only plea—*  

**You give Yourself, to give me *Me*.**  

>*“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,*  

>*so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”*  

>**—Hebrews 4:16**  


**Oh, grace that chased me—**  

**Wild, undone—**  

Grace turned my “run away” to “run *HOME*!”  

*Now bound to You by covenant-ties,*  

**I live amazed—by grace baptized!**  

>*“See what great love the Father has lavished on us,*  

>*that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”*  

>**—1 John 3:1**  


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### ✨ **GRACE REVEALED IN SCRIPTURE**  

| **Grace Is...**         | **Scripture Anchor**      |  

|-------------------------|----------------------------|  

| **Salvation’s Gift**    | Ephesians 2:8–9           |  

| **Sin’s Eraser**        | Romans 5:20–21            |  

| **Strength in Weakness**| 2 Corinthians 12:9        |  

| **Teacher of Holiness** | Titus 2:11–12             |  

| **Daily Supply**        | Hebrews 4:16              |  

| **Identity Restorer**   | 1 Corinthians 15:10       |  


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### 💌 **A PRAYER OF GRACE-RECEIVING:**  

> *“God of All Grace—  

> I bring nothing but my need.  

> Clothe me in Christ’s righteousness.  

> Flood my failures with Your ‘enough.’  

> Teach me to walk in the freedom holiness brings.  

> Chase me with kindness when I stray.  

> Leave me breathless before Your throne—  

> Undeserving, yet overwhelmingly loved.  

> In Jesus’ name—the full expression of Your grace—Amen.”*  


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### 🌿 **PROMISES TO CARRY:**  

- **Romans 11:6**  

  *“If by grace, then it cannot be based on works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.”*  

- **2 Timothy 1:9**  

  *“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace.”*  

- **James 4:6**  

  *“He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’”*  


**Grace isn’t a theory—it’s a Person.**  

*Jesus* is grace wrapped in skin (John 1:14).  

Walk in His unforced rhythm today. 🕊️

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