Hand in Hand

I wanted to share this quote that was shared during morning devotion two weeks ago,

"Truth tells us what we're supposed to do. 

Grace enables us to do what we should do."

It is not in our own wisdom or determination that enables to do
what is pleasing to God, it is only by grace.

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In the last month of so,
(I have no sense of time in relation to how long my questions linger in my head),
I've been wondering about where one draws the line between truth and grace.
There is definitely endless possible situations that can occur that causes us to
feel stuck between clearly knowing that someone's character/personality/conduct is "wrong"
yet showing grace because they haven't been taught.

As far as I know, many times in the Bible,
Jesus got justly angry with the Pharisees and would rebuke them for their hypocrisy.
On the other hand, He shows grace to the vilest of sinners (according to society in that time)
which many people have difficulty doing here on earth,
and also speak Truths (because of His character and mercy) to them so that they can
 have an inward change of heart.

- on a side note, amazing how Jesus has mercy on them to teach them in a way that
takes into consideration their culture and societal norms -

So truth and grace go together, and can never or should never be seen separately based on
the different situations. That's also what I believe one's reaction to situations should be like.
If God shows grace to us who are unworthy of it, who are we to determine
if others are worthy recipients of our grace. Yet, we are not called to be weak,
instead we are to rebuke in God's love for the lost, and not out of anger.

Jesus has indeed lived a life on earth that teaches us and makes us think about so many things.
But there are so many lessons yet to be discovered and learned by an individual.
The more time we waste in refusing to submit our lives to Him,
the less time we have to experience His work in our lives through His Word.

But we also know that God is sovereign,
so no matter how many years we have "wasted", God uses them for His glory and work.
We usually can only see on hindsight, so I pray we don't keep
procrastinating our obedience because of distractions;
in the small and in the big decisions.

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With love & in Christ,
Esther