Daily D – James 4:6

by David Bowman | Dec 7, 2024 | Daily D | 0 comments

James 4:6
But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. (CSB)

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (NLT)

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Our extravagant Heavenly Father gives grace generously. His grace is greater than all our sin.

The old hymn is worth revisiting:

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary’s mount out-poured–
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
All who are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive?

Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!
(Marvelous grace of our loving Lord
Author: Julia H. Johnston (1910)
Tune: MOODY [Towner])

Respectable sinners and their black-hearted cousins can each find grace to cover their pasts, to wash them clean, and to secure their eternity. God can take your very badness and turn it into merry gladness. Repentance provides the soul renovation we desperately require, and God freely gives.

God is better than you imagine, kinder than you dare believe, and more full of grace than the worst of sinners could exhaust.

Christmas and Easter are bookends of one story. This story empowers every other story that is filled with joy and leads to a truly happy ending.

Today is a good day to enjoy amazing grace for the first time or the next time. Receive it with gratitude. Pass it along with delight. There’s more where that comes from.

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I will live in the riches of God’s marvelous, infinite, matchless grace.

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Our Father, thank you for grace so amazing, grace that is greater than all my sin. Amen.

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