Quotes about Grace

If we confuse legalism and discipline, we do so to our soul's peril.

The ultimate proof of total forgiveness takes place when we sincerely petition the Father to let those who have hurt us off the hook—even if they have hurt not only us, but also those close to us.

nine out of ten people I have had to forgive sincerely do not feel they have done anything wrong. It is up to me to forgive them from my heart — and then keep quiet about it.

I cannot imagine a greater motivation to pray than that God enjoys having me in His presence. He enjoys my company. He delights in listening to me! He doesn't get bored with my repeated requests. He doesn't moralize me if I get it wrong in what I ask for. He doesn't laugh at me if I put out silly, even impertinent, requests. He never makes me feel stupid. There is no rejection, only total acceptance.

When I sit up here... I'm just blown away God even notices us...

Sometimes you just have to extend a little grace to people. Not because they deserve it - but because we don't deserve it either.

The blood of Christ is the visible, eternal evidence of the sacrifice that Jesus made on our behalf. When we come in the name of Jesus, we come in the merits of the blood that He shed on our behalf.

When you have met God's conditions, He casts your sins behind His back into the ocean of His forgetfulness. It was Corrie ten Boom who added, "And when God casts our sins into the ocean, He puts up a sign: No fishing!" If almighty God has forgotten your sins, why should you try to remember them?

Lord, I realize that I have tended toward the independence described in this chapter. Before I go one step further, I want to settle this issue with You. I repent, and I ask Your forgiveness for having this "boastful pride of life"—this tendency to seek independence from You and Your plans for me. I want to reverse that now. Lord, I make this declaration to You: By Your grace, I will live from now on in willing dependence upon You. Amen.

What Jesus did for me on the cross contained all I would ever need for time and eternity—physically, spiritually, materially, emotionally.

Furthermore, when God chooses you to do something for Him, He knows you can do it. He never chooses you to do something that you are not capable of doing by His grace. Never run away from your calling out of fear that you will fail.

21."To the uttermost" (Heb. 7:25) means "completely." This includes every need of every sinner now and forever. Jesus