2 Corinthians 9:8 – “And God is able to make all Grace abound to you, so that you in all things at all times, having all that you need will abound in every good work.”

Benjamin Franklin said, “The only things certain are death and taxes.” I disagree.   God’s love is certain.  The promises of God are certain.  Heaven is an absolute certainty.  Sin destroys is a certainty, and the power of God’s grace is certain.   That the LORD created this day is certain.

As I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God today, the destructiveness of sin gripped my thoughts, and that was quickly followed by the grace of God.   Grace is unlimitedly limited.  What?  Does that make you pause and ask, WHAT?

God’s grace is for everyone and for everything, so in that sense, it is limitless.  It cannot flow to an unrepentant heart, making it limited.  

In 2 Samuel, David’s tryst with Bathsheba, a married woman, is an example.   David sinned.   There is no justification possible.   There was no one to blame but himself.   He then sought to hide his sin, thereby limiting the grace of God to him.

Nathan brought him a scenario that David thought was real, and David’s sense of justice caused him to become furious, and by his own judgment, he pronounced his own pain. Nathan said, “You are the guilty one.”   David repeated, but the cost of sin followed him throughout his life.  He was forgiven, but the consequences continued.  God’s grace was limitedly unlimited.   Being forgiven was the ultimate prize, but the chastisement was not averted.

After David’s sin, the account of Amnon raping his sister and Absalom’s festering hate surfaces.  Absalom hated Amnon for two whole years, seeking revenge.  No mercy was asked for by Amnon or given by Absalom.  Hate became murder and then rebellion, fulfilling God’s decree to David about his wives, another going in to.

Absalom never repented and limited the unlimited grace of God.   God’s grace is limited, but to receive the limitlessness of it, we must come to Him in repentance.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just.   He forgives all confessed sins.  Until David acknowledged his sin, he bore his guilt.  The grace of God carries us through the chastisement of God.  The grace of God preserves life!   The grace of God enables us to rise above sin.  The grace of God transforms.   By grace, are we saved through faith.  It is the gift of God.  Grace is God’s gift to lift us into His presence and preserve us for eternity.  Sin is devastating, but grace is liberating.

May your day be filled with the Unlimited Grace of God!