Grace Has No Favorites

Sunday Rewind is a 5-day Devotional based on the weekly sermon at Resonate Community Church

May 17th Sermon, Day 4

Sometimes we unconsciously create categories of people - those who "belong" and those who don't, those who deserve grace and those who've gone too far. But grace shatters every category we try to create. God's grace wasn't just for moral people or religious insiders; it was for the whole world, for anyone who would accept it.

When we start thinking some people are more deserving of grace than others, we've forgotten that none of us deserved it in the first place. The person struggling with addiction needs the same grace you received. The person with a messy past deserves the same mercy that transformed your life. The person who looks different, comes from a different background, or makes different choices is just as loved by God as you are. Grace reminds us that the ground is level at the foot of the cross. We all come as broken people in need of a Savior, and we all receive the same unmerited favor.

Bible Verse

'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.' - Matthew 22:37-40

Reflection Question

Who in your life might you be unconsciously categorizing as less deserving of grace, and how can you change that perspective?

Quote

God's grace was not just for a select few, not just for moral people, not just for religious insiders. No, God's grace was for the whole world, anyone who would accept it.

Prayer

God, break down any walls in my heart that limit who I think deserves Your grace. Help me love others as You love them.