Sola gratia, another of the five solas of the Reformation: Only Grace.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
Grace — the blessing of salvation that we don’t deserve, an act of God and not of man. It’s a gift, and God alone is the Giver. There’s not enough money in the world to buy it, never enough good deeds to earn it.
Good morning, Lord. Thank You for grace, for this gift I don’t deserve and cannot earn. How is it that You, holy and almighty God, would even want to reach into my dirty heart and plant Your gift of grace? It is more than I can ask or think. It transforms me from the inside out. May I never take grace for granted.
