Thoughts on God's Grace

Morning watch - June 12, 2025 @3:55 am

I've been thinking a lot about Ephesians 1:7 and Hebrews 9:22 lately - that verse about how there's no forgiveness without blood being shed. It's heavy stuff.

You know, I used to think forgiveness would be the easiest thing for God. I mean, He's God, right? He can do anything. Just snap His fingers and forgive us all. But that's not how it worked at all.

The more I think about it, the more I realize what an incredible process it was for God to get the perfect blood needed for our forgiveness. Creating the entire universe? God just spoke and it happened. But getting us forgiven? That took everything.

I can't even wrap my head around how Jesus was conceived. The Holy Spirit and Mary... it's beyond my understanding. Then Jesus grew up, worked as a carpenter for years, and finally started His ministry. And what did people do? They hated Him for it. The very people He came to save turned against Him, plotted to kill Him, persecuted Him at every turn.

Then came the betrayal. One of His own guys - Judas - sold Him out. They arrested Him, put Him through a sham trial, and nailed Him to a cross. Six hours He hung there. Six hours. Then they buried Him.

But death couldn't keep Him down. Three days later, He rose from the dead and went back to heaven. And now, because of all that suffering, all that sacrifice, I can actually be forgiven. I can repent and know that God accepts me.

The grace it took for all of this... I can't even measure it. When I think about how much God went through just so I could have a relationship with Him, it overwhelms me. His grace really is beyond anything I can comprehend.

Sometimes I just sit here and think - all of that, for me. For us. That's love I'll never fully understand.