Glorious Grace

You find yourself in a deep pit in the wet clay, it is too slippery and deep to climb from and the only item you have is a measly little spade. Sound familiar? This is a picture from before we were saved.
We were stuck in this pit, deep in the mire of our sin. All we had was the law--the spade--giving us a glimmer of hope to dig out; righteousness by works and keeping the law. But the law is only to comdemn, to show you just how hopelessly lost you are on your own.

Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. -Galatians 3:23-25

Then Christ came. He looked upon us in our misery, and he loved us. He walked beside us in the mire and then he did the unthinkable. Taking our sin on his own shoulders, Christ died, and we were called sons of God.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! -1 John 3:1

When Christ died, he dug a stairway down into our pit, and he took our hand. He fullfilled the law, and we continued on purely on faith. Then Christ asked us to follow him, that he would lead us from our prison.

Yes, we will slip on the stairs. We may become caught up once again with the Law, we may even take steps backward, but one thing is certain, we have been offered Grace and given Salvation, and we have been called Children of the Living God. Today he is standing with you in your pit. Will you take his hand and walk with him?