How to Accept God’s Grace in 3 Easy Steps

Steps to Accepting God’s Grace

Grace is “God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense,” to use a common phrase. Reconciliation enhances the beauty of grace. Every one of us has at least a few strained friendships or partnerships that may need some repair work. There is a universal desire for greater benevolence. The task is to extend greater grace. Nevertheless, grace is necessary for true reconciliation. For our study today, therefore, let’s inquire into God’s perspective on grace.

Peter then approached Jesus and said, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who trespasses against me? As much as seven times?” Luke 18:21

Indeed, Peter has my undying affection. He doesn’t only raise an issue; he suggests a remedy. When Jesus tells them to choose seven, Peter responds, “Seven sounds excellent to me, Jesus, since I’m at six with someone right now, and one more is all I’ve got.”

Have you ever reached the point when you just couldn’t forgive one more person? Is there someone who has worn you down to the point that you can no longer give them another chance? I tell you, you must forgive him more than seven times,” Jesus said in response (verse 11). If someone wrongs you seven times seven times, you still need to forgive him. Verse 22 of Matthew Holy cow, that’s 490 times! To continue, Jesus explains:

In response, Peter approached Jesus and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my fellow believer who sins against me? How many times, up to seven, am I supposed to forgive him? To which Jesus said, “I tell you; you must forgive him more than seven times. If someone wrongs you seven times seven times, you still need to forgive him. As if a ruler chose to demand payment from his subjects, so is the kingdom of heaven. A servant who owed the monarch many million dollars was brought before him as the king sought to collect his debts. However, the servant was unable to compensate his kingly employer because of a lack of funds. Therefore, the master demanded that the servant’s family, including the wife and children, be sold. Then the money would be used to settle the servant’s debt to the monarch. The servant, however, knelt and pleaded, “Please be patient with me; I will repay you for everything that I owe.” Because he felt bad for his worker, the master waived the fee. The same servant later tracked down a another servant who owed him some cash. His servant seized him by the throat and said, “Pay me the money you owe me!” The second servant knelt before him and pleaded, “Please be patient with me; I promise to repay everything that I owe.”

The first servant, however, was impatient and refused to wait. He jailed the other worker until he could pay his debts. All the other servants felt terrible when they found out what had transpired. In any case, they returned to report the incident to their leader. The boss then ushered in his subordinate and scolded him, saying, “You nasty servant!” You asked me to forget about your debt, therefore I didn’t enforce payment. In the same way that I gave compassion to you, you should have shown kindness to that other servant. 34 This infuriated the master, who locked the servant up as punishment until he settled all of his debts.

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This allegory does a wonderful job of illustrating the potency and significance of grace. With that, Peter asks, “All right, now, what’s the basic minimum?” Inquiring, “What must we do?” Furthermore, he provides a low estimate. Jesus reportedly stated “Seventy-seven times,” however he only lists seven. Therefore, much more! Therefore, the actual number of times we need to forgive is significantly more than any number you may imagine. And then he says, “In reality, let me assist you. Give me a moment and I’ll paint a picture of what I mean. Then Jesus lays forth the three pillars of grace for us to follow.

To Begin with, Accept Grace

It is difficult to discuss grace for those who have harmed, insulted, or injured me if I have not first experienced grace. Consequently, we need to train ourselves to accept mercy.

This is the tale of my encounter with grace. The 2008 financial crisis is still fresh in my mind. We were unable to sell our Charlotte, North Carolina, condo before relocating to Kansas City. Even though we spent over $150,000 for it, its value dropped to below $100,000 when the housing market plummeted. We kept up the payments on the Charlotte condo and our Kansas City apartment for a total of six years. The rent has increased by 50%!

I called the Charlotte bank after six years and said,

“I can’t keep doing this. Can you lend a hand? In the next two months, they devised a strategy to short sell my house and cancel my debt. The bank auctioned off the unit and took the highest bid (about $113,000), erasing the remaining loan balance of $30,000. They were kind to me!

Everyone who claims to be a child of God needs grace. You know God’s grace is unmerited favor when you think, “I didn’t earn it.” Jesus does not offer us a bargain by saying, “All right, I’ll cut the price.” Instead, Jesus offers to “pay your tab” by saying, “I will.”

The doctrine of God’s grace as presented in the New Testament is characterized by the following outlook:

He bought our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins out of his boundless mercy and grace. First Peter 1:7

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God’s whole essence is to be kind. His favor has been extended to his devotees. Grace is a primary focus of his teachings, and as his followers, we should too. You and I can’t be gracious unless we’ve experienced God’s own grace first. Grace understands that Jesus bore the punishment for us. We deserve punishment, and Jesus suffered it in our stead. So God’s grace is something we have to accept.

The Second: Practice Grace

At that point, everything goes to hell. The pardoned servant promptly moved to see another who owed him far less money.

What follows is the second grace-related insight I gained from this text. We need to not only be on the receiving end of grace, but also in the practice of grace, since we so easily revert to a distorted understanding of what grace is. We have to practice grace since we don’t really understand what it is. Having grace is not innate to us. If you ask me, the best way to get my favor is to earn it. Again, I fall rely on God’s grace because it is merited. Have they merited forgiveness? Have they qualified for a second chance?

When you put your faith in God, he delivered you from danger. Furthermore, you have no right to claim credit for this; it is a divine blessing. Nobody may brag about being saved since it is not a reward for good deeds. E.Ph. 2:8-9

We need to practice accepting defeat with dignity. To emphasize how much we owe our success to God’s favor, we should repeat that phrase after each victory. So, we need to train ourselves to think this way, or else we’ll mistakenly believe that the good fortune we’re experiencing is our due.

Thinking on God’s grace: He offers me grace whether I’m succeeding or failing. When others succeed or fail, I am willing to provide grace.

That servant clearly didn’t have time to practice her lines. Have you ever attended a school performance when one youngster clearly stood out as having skipped every single practice? He is completely disorganized and disjointed. He skipped all the dress rehearsals.

Grace must be extended to us. Impeccability is something you need to work on.

Let Go and Let Grace In

It is our duty to share the grace of God with others. We need to be a highway of grace, not a dead end. Grace that leads to a dead end is never a good idea. Feel God’s fury and wrath.

Because of his fury, his master sent him over to the jailers until he could pay back all of his debts. If you don’t forgive your brother or sister from your heart, my heavenly Father will treat you just like this.

Take note: the grace to let go is not ours. Someone should have pity on the guy. Grace was not on his side when he should have shown it to the servant. And we don’t have the mercy to let go. The grace of God working through us. To avoid giving someone what they rightfully deserve, we must make the conscious decision to withhold that reward. Give them what God has given me.”

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Love has the appearance of elegance. 10,000 sacks of gold were wiped from his economic slate. Given his financial standing, he should have been entitled to waive the remaining balance of a little amount owing to him.

The grace God is referring to is one we can do. Let’s not confuse the issue. There is no exception for us. We have the capability to accomplish something; but, are we really going to do it?

This is the test we must all face. It’s important to show twice the elegance. God’s mercy toward us. In addition to the mercy we show to others. Not the kind of elegance we could summon on our own. Every every time, two graces are required. God knows we’re already stretched tight, so he never asks us to give more than we can afford. We’ve exhausted all of our resources and can offer you nothing more. To counteract this, Christ says, “Now you offer grace out of the overflow of the grace I have supplied for you.” Indeed, this is a double blessing.

God’s gift to us, and God’s grace shown in and through us, are two sides of the same coin. The only other choices are worse worse. Such is the sustenance of grace. God’s grace is abundant, as James 4:6 explains. Grace has been lavished upon us. It’s the same manner that we give out grace. Double grace is required in our daily lives. For those of us who give this more than a fleeting five-second thought, the conclusion is inevitable: “All right, Holy Spirit, I need you because ain’t no way I’m going to pull this off.” A double dose of good fortune.

When I was a kid, my church choir taught me this song. I include this among the list of hymns I like the most. How I rely on Jesus, how I demonstrate my faith in him again and again. Jesus, Jesus, my dearly loved Savior. God, give me the grace to put greater faith in him. Absolutely fantastic, especially the last sentence. Say it with me now: “Oh, for grace…” Oh, I need grace so that I may trust him more.

Grace is important to us.

This is the grace of God that is given to us.

This is where we practice the grace of God.

Grace from God is being released.

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