Grace, giving grace is always the best starting point.
We, who have been saved, we’re saved by grace. Those who yet been saved, if and when they are, it will be grace that saves them. Grace is a reality to the saved and unsaved.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10
As saved folk, we allow ourselves to be affected and respond to that divine influence through repentance, faith, and seeking to reflect Biblical principles.
As believers, we are not simply receivers of grace but to be propagators of grace.
Vessels. Like a cup one drinks from, a pitcher one pours from, a conduit from which flows large quantities of water,
God intends for you to be an instrument from which grace flows.
In kindness,
In words of encouragement,
In acts of generosity,
Because of our salvation, it is the intent of Jesus Christ that we should be an example of grace under fire.
We are saved by grace. Our witness to the world is to be graceful and allow grace to be our opening response to every difficult situation.
As those who have been transformed by grace, God uses us to be a part of the network of grace that affects our world, even as salt preserves and light brings hope.
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10