This is the Gospel, Day 4 #SheReadsTruth

This is one of my favorite devos. Pray you have a few mins today to let this wash over your soul! Here's a snippet. Click on the link at the bottom for the whole thing.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. (‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8-9‬ NIV)

"Ephesians says Christ gives us this life by grace through faith (2:8).  This 'by grace through faith' business is a difficult idea for me to understand. I like to see a reward earned for a hard day’s work. I like to do a great job and get my what is rightfully mine. I like to use my own power to get what I want, what I feel like I deserve.

But I forget that what I deserve is death. "

This is me. Every day I want to be recognized for what I've done. I want to look at my works and my good and my striving and I want to hear "well done". I forget my wretchedness. I forget that what I've done is filthy rags to him. And when trials come, I say "I don't deserve this, I'm trying to do good, to do right." Thank God he is transforming my mind. I'm beginning instead to say, "I deserve worse, I deserve hell." 


This Is The Gospel, Day 4 #SheReadsTruth
http://shereadstruth.com/2014/01/30/god/