ENJOYING THE GRACE OF GOD AS A GRANT OF SPECIAL GIFT

By: Inge Suryani Purwita

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above, derived from the Father of light. In Him there is no change or shadow due to the exchange.(James 1:17)

Psalm 5:13 Because thou bless the righteous, O Lord, thou defend him with your grace like a shield. If we can contemplate God's grace given to every day, how much love and goodness to us, then we will be able to enjoy the grace of God as a special gift.If we can enjoy the grace of God as a gift is actually understanding and appreciation we will cross as Christ was the one who determines whether we can enjoy God's gift as a special gift or not. It also makes us to always have a heart full of gratitude or not. Not all believers to understand and appreciate the work of the Cross of Jesus Christ, even we see many who do not understand it, so we see a lot of people who believe her life is far from gratitude, filled with grumble and discontent. In order to understand the cross of Christ, we need to give gifts back to God who will make us able to feel how great God's love for us. Thus we can enjoy God's gift as a special gift.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), so that everyone who believes believes in Him (Jesus) should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16)

"Blessed are those who do not walk according to the counsel of the wicked, who do not stand the way of sinners, and that does not sit in a collection of people who like to mock, but his favorite is the law of God, and who are contemplating the Torah on it day and night," (Psalm 1:1-2)

"In Him (Jesus), you also - because you have heard the word of truth, the Gospel of salvation; in nature Him you also, when you believe, sealed with the Holy Spirit, who promised it. And the Holy Spirit is the guarantee that our part until we get the whole, the redeemer who also makes us belong to God " (Ephesians 1:13-14). May Jesus Christ always bless those who believe in Him day and night. Amen.

Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, January 6, 2011