The following is adapted from Bob Hoekstra’s Day By Day By Grace devotional, available at Blue Letter Bible.
“In Him we have our redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus…To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable [unfathomable] riches of Christ.”
(Ephesians 1:7; 2:7; 3:8 NKJV)
What is the magnitude of God’s grace? How extensive are His resources of grace? So often we drastically underestimate God’s supply of grace for us.
God is rich in grace. When He forgave our sins, He did so “according to the riches of His grace.” Think of the bountiful measure of grace that was bestowed on us to remove our guilt and shame. God generously poured out His grace and washed away our iniquities. Yet, in doing this He did not deplete the treasures of His grace.
In Ephesians 2:7, God speaks of the “exceeding riches of His grace.” The Lord’s grace is far beyond any richness that we have ever yet comprehended or experienced. God’s storehouse of grace is so abundant that He will continue pouring it upon us for the “ages to come.” Yes, it will take eternity for the Lord to fully demonstrate His grace toward us. This everlasting demonstration involves showing His kindness toward all who are in Christ Jesus. Think of it-from the boundless resources of God’s grace He can make us the objects of His kindness for ever and ever!
One could liken the riches of God’s grace to an infinitely vast ocean. Think of the immensity of the oceans of the world. Although they are magnificent in scope, every ocean can be searched out or fathomed. Every ocean has a bottom that can be reached. Though vast, they are finite. But not so with God’s grace. Paul testified that the Lord gave him grace to go forth and proclaim the “unsearchable [unfathomable] riches of Christ.”
For us, there is more grace available in the heart of God than there is water in all of the oceans of the world! Truly, no matter how much grace we have already discovered in Christ, we have only begun our search.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, I am awestruck at the magnitude of Your grace. Forgive me for underestimating that grace so often. Enlighten the eyes of my heart that I might know the richness of Your grace. May the immeasurable ocean of Your grace supply my daily need, through Jesus Christ my Lord, Amen.
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Susan says
January 16, 2015 at 1:58 amThere is no limit to the Grace of God, My friend and I have been reading and studying about the Grace of God for a long time, only to find that eye have not seen nor ears heard what God has in store for his children. My My My What a Savior.
Beth Ann Hardin says
January 16, 2015 at 12:37 pmGod’s Grace is truly great….but it is not a license to sin! Too many people are under the false impression that because God loves us, He will not punish or correct us. They know they can repeatedly sin (to their own destruction) and God will “let them get by with it.” I heard a young man say this in church last Sunday: “No matter how many times you sin, He is right there every time to forgive you.” Sorry, but if you live in sin, God’s Grace cannot over turn His judgment of sin.
Julian Lee says
April 16, 2015 at 4:20 amYou became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 1Thessalonians1:6
Owl Byrd says
January 17, 2015 at 6:09 amWouldn’t it be a rather grand thing to have the grace of God upon you instead of His wrath? Would it not be wise to receive it’s matchless beauty in this cruel world and superior benefits in our most trying ordeals?
Julian Lee says
April 10, 2015 at 5:20 amMy brothers, I am going to use an everyday example: when two people agree on a matter and sign an agreement, no one can break it or add anything to it. Galatians 3:15