When warm light floods the living room and laughter visits along with friends, we bless the grace of God for making all our good days better.
But when the rain slants heavily across our midnight loneliness, is grace still real? Is God still good?
The greatest saints this world has known are full unanimous on this: God’s grace is undiminished by the dark, the cold, the prison cell, the illness and the tears.
For just such hours and just such years the witness of God’s Word is clear: “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; He drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me” (Psa 18:16-17). “The Lord’s arm is not too weak to save you, nor is His ear too deaf to hear you call” (Isa 59:1).
Yes, grace is justly celebrated when harmonies rise heavenward, and massive choirs proclaim the beauty of redemption. But grace is even better known when tearful, solo saints exclaim: “From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for Your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer” (Psa 130:1-2).
Call out for grace in any hour. God hears your voice: it doesn’t take a choir.
And stay in grace. -Bill Knott
MORE DAY TO DAWN (November 1, 2019)
CROSS PURPOSES (October 25, 2019)
STAYING IN THE RACE (October 18, 2019)
A CIRCLE OF FORGIVENESS (October 11, 2019)
IS IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? (October 4, 2019)
WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES (September 27, 2019)
SUSTAINABILITY (September 20, 2019)
WHEN POLITICS MISLEADS US (September 13, 2019)
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUTHS (September 06, 2019)
DRENCHED BUT DELIGHTED (August 30, 2019)
UPENDING OUR ECONOMY (August 23, 2019)
UNTIRING GRACE (August 16, 2019)
GRACE UNDER FIRE (August 9, 2019)
THE NUMBER OF FORGIVENESS (August 2, 2019)
THE CHOICE THAT HEALS (July 26, 2019)
THE DAWN OF TRUST (July 19, 2019)
ALL OF GRACE, GRACE FOR ALL (July 12, 2019)
GRACEFULLY WRONG (July 5, 2019)
THE HERO OF THE STORY (June 28, 2019)
PLAYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE (June 21, 2019)
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