COME TO GRACE

Luke 14:15-23
15 When one of those at the table with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, "Blessed is the man who will eat at the feast of the kingdom of God." . . . Then the owner of the house . . . ordered his servant, "Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame." 22 "Sir," the servant said, "what you ordered has been done, but there is still room." 23 Then the master told his servant, "Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full."

Grace.
A kiss when I deserve a slap.
A debt released.
My wife letting me "off the hook.
"Letting my wife "off the hook."
A cool rain on a scorching July afternoon.
A warm ray peeking through the dim painted sky.
When I have roughed my knees after stumbling in the gravel, someone who roughs their knees while bending down to look me deep in the eyes.
Someone in the next lane waving me over when I have ignored the "Merge Left" sign for half a mile.Someone refusing the urge to tell me, "I told you so.
"People refusing to quietly gloat when they did tell me so.
Refusing to dismiss the good in me because of the bad.
A feast when I'm famished.
Hope. Life. God.
The cross.
Inviting us to come.
Grace.

--Winn Collier

destination
points

* How has God shown me His grace?
* Where do I need to experience grace?
* What keeps me from accepting grace?

bottom line: Run to God's grace.

soul journey