Extending What You’ve Received

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

May 17th Sermon, Day 5

Here's the beautiful challenge of grace: God extended it to you at your worst, and now He calls you to extend it to others at their worst. This isn't always easy. It's natural to want people to earn forgiveness, to prove they've changed, to meet certain standards before we offer grace. But that's not how God treated you. He loved you while you were still a sinner, forgave you before you had it all figured out, and accepted you as a work in progress.

The grace you've received isn't meant to stop with you - it's meant to flow through you to others. When someone cuts you off in traffic, when a friend disappoints you, when a family member fails again, you have a choice. You can respond with the judgment they deserve, or you can respond with the grace you've received. Remember, it's possible to love Jesus and still be a work in progress. That's true for you, and it's true for everyone around you.

Bible Verse

'Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right."' - Acts 10:34-35

Reflection Question

What would it look like practically for you to extend the same grace to others that God has extended to you?

Quote

God extended grace to us at our worst. How then can we refuse grace to others?

Prayer

Lord, help me be a conduit of Your grace to others. Give me the strength to love as You have loved me.