What is a life of gratitude?Ī life of gratitude is a life that seeks to do God’s will. And out of that humility should come unrelenting gratitude expressed by a faithful, obedient life. Let’s re-read those last two statements, okay? Knowing grace is undeserved and that without it we would be forever lost should make us humble.

Knowing grace is undeserved and that without it we would be forever lost should make us humble. We don’t deserve not being punished for our sins, but God knew the price was just too steep for us to pay, so He and Jesus paid it for us. Grace, by definition, is undeserved favor (approval, kindness, forgiveness), which is exactly what God has done for us in sending Jesus to die on the cross as payment for our sins.

This doesn’t mean grace is a get-out-of-jail-free card we should be humbled by and grateful for grace rather than taking it for granted. When Jesus died on the cross, he took the unforgivable and made it forgivable.Įven though the world didn’t deserve to be forgiven, God created a way for us to be redeemed through Jesus.

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