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2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he
became poor, so that you through his poverty
might become rich.
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February 22
Richness Through Grace
Often at Christmas we focus only Jesus' humble
birth. It is the ultimate in human
interest stories. A poor baby who had to
be delivered in a stable because the inn was
full.
Jesus gave up far more than a bit of comfort to
become a man however. He left the majesty
of heaven to experience life at its worst.
In His life, Jesus was mocked, threatened,
rejected, betrayed, lied to, lied about, beaten,
and ultimately executed in a way that was so
barbaric that Roman citizens could not even be
subjected to it.
But Jesus did it all for us. His pain is
our gain. We now have access through grace
to everything that Jesus gave up.
Sometimes we don't feel very rich in life.
There are bills to pay and needs to fill and
charities to give to. We're not promised
to be made rich monetarily. If this were
the case, people would flock to Christianity
like a get rich quick scheme.
Grace is something that we can never buy and
gives us a richness that surpasses financial
security. We have a God whom we can rely
on no matter how difficult things become in
life. And we have a home in heaven
awaiting us. This is true richness. |
