Grace

Lately I've heard so  many teachings on Grace. They are encouraging, motivating and make me feel so good. As a recipient of God's marvelous undeserved Grace I am grateful everyday that He saw fit to forgive, and restore me to Himself.

However, is Grace only here for us to feel good about ourselves, is that's all there is?
In reading Titus for a completely different study I stumbled on a passage that explained to me what Grace really is.....

Rather than expound on the text, I'm just going to copy it word for word because I believe it's self explanatory. Keep in  mind the punctuation, where there are commas which mean to keep reading there's more, we tend to stop after the first phrase and put a period.
Titus 2: 11-15 is one sentence, so please as  you read this keep in mind Grace is doing two things, 1. Bringing Salvation and 2. Instructing.

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus; who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people for His own possession zealous for good deeds."

I put the italics in to emphasize what Grace is instructing us to do in today's world.

So it's not just about a feel good Grace it's about learning to live in a manner that pleases God. As we accept His Grace it is there to teach us how God wants us to live after He has given us His Grace.

My prayer is that I can receive the instruction that comes along with the precious, undeserved Grace God has lavished on me just because He loves me.

He gives us His Grace as a teaching tool, when we accept it we  must also accept the instruction for a godly life that it brings.

Blessings,
Wendy