Do we need a working definition of grace? Look to Christ. Grace is the unmerited favor of God, incarnate in Christ, through whom we are given salvation, justification, election, faith, spiritual gifts, “every good thing bestowed, and every perfect gift.” God is full of grace and so is His Son Jesus. It is out of His fullness of grace that the All-Sufficient One feeds and cares for His children. Even though grace is spoken of in the Old Testament, it is in the New Covenant, ratified through Jesus Christ, that the reality of God’s graciousness is fully revealed.

Consider this: If a gift is properly used it can last for generations. However, if a gift is treated with disdain and misused, it often lasts no longer than the first day it was received. God’s gift of grace is bountiful but if it is never used or treated inappropriately, at some point it will not longer be available. Selah.