My Thoughts

Have you ever stopped to consider God's "Common Grace"? It is called common, because it is extended to everyone, so it is common to everyone. An example of this is found in (Matthew 5:45) " He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust." I was at Dollywood a couple of weeks ago, and I was people watching and listening. I observed people laughing and enjoying life and the beautiful day, then it dawned on me that they were under God's Common Grace. They probably did not even know it, because the vast majority of them were probably lost and without Christ, but they are still able to enjoy life just like the saved person. You see, Common Grace does not justify us before a Holy God, but it does show us a Holy God. (Romans 1:19-20) says, " because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse" Their conscience and creation both point them to God and that is why on the day of judgment they will be without excuse. They also enjoy life now but God would be completely just and Holy if He chose to take our lives after our first sin, because the wages of sin are death,(Romans 6:23) but He is a gracious and longsuffering God that desires all to come to saving faith in Christ.(1 Timothy 2:4) That is called "Saving Grace". I may talk about that later. Think about God's Common Grace this week and how it applies to you and the people around you.