Christian Living

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God's grace does not mean that people can live any way they want to. To many grace means a second chance at life. It means delaying of judgment. What it doesn't mean is to condone ungodly practices or loose living. Never take advantage of God's grace!

Romans 2:4-5 asks a very important question. "Do you think lightly of the riches of his kindness and forebearance and patience, not knowing the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your stubborness and unrepentent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God." (NASV)

This passage says to not "think lightly" of God's grace. Secondly, it should lead a person to repentence, which means to turn from one's sin. In John 8:3-11 Jesus did not condemn the woman caught in adultery, but he told her to go and sin no more. ln other words, he told her to change her ways. People who respond to God's grace will have a new heart empowered by the Holy Spirit of God to see change take place.

Meet Charles B. At 26 he became addicted to crack-cocaine. He came to the Union Gospel Mission in Yakima, WA, went through a treatment program and heard about God's love and grace. He accepted it and in August of 2014 celebrated his fourth year of being free from this addiction. However, many others have come to the mission and have heard the message of salvation and deliverance, but have chosen not to respond. The last part of the Romans passage tells us that those who are stubborn and unrepentent toward God will experience wrath and judgment. There is a limit to God's grace!

The same can be said for the United States of America. I am rather tired of hearing people say, "God bless America", when homosexuality is running rampant, babies are being aborted, materialism has taken the place of dependency upon God, there is loose living among many Christians, and tolerance in many of our churches for ungodly practices.

God's grace needs to be taken very seriously! We must not think for a moment that we can continue to live as we please and expect God to bless us. Judgment has already begun on America because, as a whole, the nation has turned its back on God. Some think, and I am inclined to be one of them, that we in some respects have passed the point of no return. God's grace is being lifted from this nation and as a result, much evil and ungodliness is taking over. The stubborn and unrepentent hearts are becoming obvious. The age of grace is coming to a close. Don't let it close on you! Open your heart to God's gift of grace today and turn from your ways.

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