Lent 2014, Day 35: More on Grace

So thinking back on what I said about God's grace, I'm hoping that no one thinks I don't feel His grace is enough. It is enough, it is what gets me through each day and helps point me to His presence in my darkest hours. What I was trying to get across is that it's more than enough! That without it I would still be living to death, living for myself. But because of His amazing, abundant gift of grace, Jesus' blood cleanses so I can stand before the Heavenly father, the King of kings, the Creator of the universe and He accepts me as His friend, His child, His beloved! So it's not that I demand more of this gift like some kind of greedy glutton, but that I long to lay back and bask in the glory of His great grace! To be overwhelmed in the washing, to forget my own brokenness and the brokenness that so often surrounds me! And I long to be so full of His grace, so covered by it, that it just rubs off of me as I interact with His beloved creation.

This concept reminds me of a story from 2 Samuel 9 where David invites a crippled man to his table because he longs to share kindness to his friend, Jonathan's, family. The Bible tells us that Mephibosheth was “lame in both feet,” making him an invalid, and basically untouchable. Yet the king of Israel sought him out and invited him to dine with him! But David didn't stop there. No, he greeted Mephibosheth like an old friend, and restored to him the land of Saul, and welcomed him to always eat at his table! Verse 11b tells us that he “ate at David's table like one of the king's sons!” What an amazing example of grace! Because of his love for Jonathan, David was blind to Mephisbosheth's lameness and treated him as one of his own sons! Earlier this Lenten season Pastor Z played the song in this video as we prayed before communion and it reminded me of this story. They are both great examples of God's grace and His invitation to come and dine with him! Have you answered your invitation?