Dear Grace Family,
Charles Dickens penned the famous line “It was the best of
times, it was the worst of times.” As we
open up Romans 3:9-31, you will begin by thinking that this is pretty rough
stuff. Indeed Paul does paint an ugly picture
in the first few verses. If you stop
reading there, then you will go away with only half of the picture – the half
referred to as “the worst of times.” But
read on! Quickly you come to the other
half of the picture known as “the best of times.” That’s the part where see Christ stepping
into our shoes and taking our pain. Our
sin really is woefully ugly – even hideous.
We are all much worse than we might realize. BUT the good news is that God’s grace is
much, much greater than we can ever imagine!
The worst of times is followed and even overridden by the best!
Most of us have grown up through life getting only half of
that picture. We are either too awful
for Christ to redeem or perhaps our sin is of no great consequence and so we
really don’t need that much of Christ.
We can get by with just a little of God.
The truth, according to God and as recorded by Paul, is that we are
beyond help of any kind unless God intervenes with a final sacrifice. Praise God for the sacrifice of His Son, our
brother, the Lord Jesus Christ.
On another note:
don’t forget to Invest-n-Invite.
The days leading up to Palm Sunday and Easter find people exploring spiritual matters. Take advantage of this to invest your life in
theirs by building relationships of open grace and Christ-like love. That investment is one that pays eternal
dividends. I have been excited to see
this happening at Grace
Community Church
Yours in the Risen Lamb,
Harrison Spitler, Pastor
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