Imagine that it's Christmas morning. You come out in the living room and there is a huge present under the tree. I mean it is enormous. You can't hardly see the tree. Anything could be in this box. You look at the tag and it is for you. What could be in the box? The possibilities are endless. Maybe there is no box, but only a note saying that your present is sitting outside.
Now that you have this picture, can you imagine NOT opening the present. NOT checking out the box. NOT looking to see what is in the driveway? I can't imagine that either. After all, the present has your name on it.
Grace is like the present. It is a magnificent gift; with your name; on it waiting to be opened. But until it is opened, it cannot be received. It stays in the box.
Grace can't be earned. Grace can't be bought. It's there. For Anyone. For Free.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - Ephesians 2:8
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, - John 1:12
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