GOD IN YOUR RACE

"Between here and heaven, every minute that the Christian lives will be a minute of grace." – Charles H. Spurgeon 

GRACE

Christian author Philip Yancy, wrote about a British conference on comparative religions that occurred several decades ago. There were experts from around the world who had gathered together to debate what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian faith. So, they began eliminating possibilities. The debate went on for some time until C. S. Lewis wandered into the room. "What's the ruckus about?" he asked, and heard in reply that his colleagues were discussing Christianity's unique contribution among world religions. Lewis responded, "Oh, that's easy. It's grace." After some discussion, the conferees had to agree. Yancy concluded: "The notion of God's love coming to us free of charge, no strings attached, seems to be against every instinct of humanity. The Buddhist 8-fold path, the Hindu doctrine of Karma, the Jewish Covenant, and the Muslim code of law, each of these offer a way to earn approval. Only Christianity dares to make God's love unconditional."
Have you identified that the grace of God is on your life? You have wondered why you survived all those attacks unscathed. It's because God is in your RACE. Imagine yourself sinking to the bottom of life, with your past mistakes, and all. But just before you hit rock bottom, you experience a lift, and just then you start to rise. It doesn't matter what unspeakable things we did in our past, God's grace is able to give us a clean slate. It's His grace that picked us, out of life's junkyard - and it doesn't require any input from us - when we thought that was where we belonged, because 'God don't make no junk'.

As you pray, realize that there is available grace, in God, to accomplish all your aspirations. His grace will work miracles for you, beyond your human understanding or comprehension. He'll bring you up above the waters of despair, discouragement and frustration. You are where you’re today, by that grace and you will get where you desire to get to by God's grace. God is in your race, you can't drown.