When all our boasts are at an end; when no one’s left we might impress; when all our tales of make believe have not made anyone believe—we stare into the mirror that reveals our brokenness and pain.
Hard as it is, this is the moment richer life begins. Reduced by circumstance and time to being honest with ourselves, we reach for help we cannot give ourselves. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all” (Isa 53:6).
We fear such honesty will leave us lonely, loveless, miserable. But God sees in our honesty the genesis of life renewed. “‘Come now, let us settle the matter,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool’” (Isa 1:18).
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). The honesty that seemed to seal our doom is actually the doorway to restored and joyful life.
Grace changes our reality, not only our self-image. Made right with God through Jesus Christ, we grow into the kinder, wiser, honest souls whom we were always meant to be.
The mirror doesn’t lie. And neither does the Lord.
So stay in grace. -Bill Knott
UNSTOPPABLE (October 01, 2021)
ALWAYS ON MY MIND (September 24, 2021)
REGIFTING GRACE (September 17, 2021)
THE ORIGIN OF FORGIVENESS (September 10, 2021)
THE HOPE OF CHANGE (September 03, 2021)
UNFAILING LOVE (August 27, 2021)
SWEET SONG OF GRACE (August 20, 2021)
AGAINST THE TIDE (August 13, 2021)
GRACE AND TRUTH (August 06, 2021)
Bill Knott's Editorial: The Stories We Tell, August 2021
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: WALKING WITH THE GRACIOUS (July 31, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: GRACE AT RISK (July 23, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: WHEN GRACE WINS (July 16, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: FULL, RICH, AND FREE (July 09, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: THE GRACE WE GIVE (July 02, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: BETTER THAN WE REMEMBER (June25, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: THE POWER TO CHANGE (June 18, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: GETTING IT RIGHT (June 11, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: FINDING COMMUNITY (June 04, 2021)
Bill Knott's GraceNotes: NO OTHER GOSPEL (May 28, 2021)
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