| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Sanctification” Our Bible verse for today: “But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” Romans 5:20 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Absorbed into the ocean of God’s grace” Whatever could Paul mean in Romans 5:20? The more sin there is, the more grace there is? How could that be? If God is unchanging then that must mean that His grace is and always has been total, perfect, and complete. There has always been as much of it as there will ever be. It cannot be that God’s grace grows in volume and quantity based upon the number of sins we commit. So, what then does Paul mean? He means that as our sins are forgiven, our awareness of God’s grace and mercy increases. This is not about a change on God’s part but on ours. The forgiveness of sins causes us to be more aware of the magnitude of God’s grace. One writer compared our sin to the brief flicker of the flame of a match, and God’s grace to the vast ocean. “If a spark can set the sea on fire, that will be the day that your sins will pollute his purity. If I drop a match into the ocean, there will not be breaking news about a fiery cataclysm. The faint sound of the flame extinguished is easily drowned out by the roar of the waves. When I bring my transgressions to the ocean of God’s mercy, the same thing happens.” As we grow in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is our awareness of the magnitude of that grace that is growing. This is what the process of progressive sanctification achieves in us. As we mature spiritually, we gain a greater sense of who God is and what He is like. We begin to fathom the awesome extent of His grace and mercy. We realize that through the acts of confession and repentance, our sins and failures are easily absorbed by the ocean of God’s grace. One mark of spiritual maturity is how quickly and often we acknowledge our sins, bring them to God in genuine repentance, and then leave them with Him knowing that we are forgiven. Your sins and failures have been absorbed into the great ocean of God’s grace. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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