A Voice of Hope

For now we are looking in a mirror that gives only a dim (blurred) reflection [of reality as in a riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection comes] we shall see in reality and face to face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but then I shall know and understand fully and clearly, even in the same manner as I have been fully and clearly known and understood [by God]. — 1 Cor. 13:12

I think most people have the same problem I do when it comes to understanding grace. We don’t get it. It’s an enigma, a riddle. We just can’t seem to wrap our minds around it. We just know it is.

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, and realizing more and more just how lavishly God drenches me with His grace. And just how unworthy of it I am. I realized grace is so much more than the definition of “unmerited favor” I grew up hearing. That description was inadequate for me as a child, and it didn’t get any better as I grew up. I’m such a visual person. I needed a picture — or at least a word picture — to help me understand.

So I asked God for help. What I got, originally, was experience. God lavishing me with it, and then telling me, “that’s My Grace.” Uh, okay. How do I put that into words?? Read the rest of this entry »