Find Renewal in God’s Grace Daily
Do you ever feel like a failure? I struggle with that feeling often. One morning, I felt particularly down on myself. So, I prayed, “Lord, I look at my life, and all I see is failure. It is a failure to love, serve, give, and trust.” I see too much self-seeking and taking when I should be offering.
“I know You forgive me each time I confess my sin to You, and I thank You for forgiveness. But my earthly life is nearing its end, so it seems almost too late to achieve anything worthwhile. I feel ashamed of who I’ve been and wonder if I’ve changed at all.
“A part of me wants to return to my failures and try to fix them. I want to change my sinful attitudes and wrong choices. The sensible part of me knows that can’t happen. After all, 2 Samuel 14:14 is true: ‘All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again’ (NLT).”
God spoke to my heart after my prayer. He said, “It is difficult for you to believe that My grace can cover all your failures and mistakes. Yet, it can. My mercy is new each morning, and so it is new today. You’ve written this often in your journal. Remind yourself of this truth now.”
Later, I listened to several old hymns, including “Wonderful Grace of Jesus ” (Harold Lilenas, 1918). The refrain spoke an outstanding heavenly echo that God’s grace is enough to cover ALL my failures (emphasis mine):
Wonderful the matchless grace of Jesus,
deeper than the mighty rolling sea,
higher than the mountain, sparkling like a fountain,
all sufficient grace for even me;
Broader than the scope of my transgressions, sing it!
Greater far than all my sin and shame.
O magnify the precious name of Jesus, praise his name!
Think about it: God’s grace never ends, and He has enough to give us fresh grace daily. What do you need fresh grace for today? You can talk to God about it.
Prayer: Thank you for Your all-sufficient grace, God.
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