Jesus brought this Good News of peace
to you Gentiles who were far away from him,
and peace to the Jews who were near.
Now all of us can come to the Father
through the same Holy Spirit
because of what Christ has done for us.
Ephesians 2:17-18 nlt
God’s grace is abundantly available to everyone. Equal access means assured grace! Because of Jesus’ sacrifice and because of the work of the Holy Spirit, we are all welcomed at the throne of grace regardless of gender, social status, or race. This brings a kind of peace that wars can’t accomplish and diplomacy can’t achieve. This is a peace brought to us because Jesus paid the price for the peace and sent the Spirit to give us the assurance that we are loved and heard by the Almighty God.
O God, you are incomparable!
No one can stand before you in arrogance.
I recognize that I can come before you
only because of your desire to cleanse me
at great cost and give me the gift
of the Holy Spirit to bring true peace.
I ask now, for the peace
that surpasses all understanding
and ask that you lead and guide me
in the way I should live in grace.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Ken Crawford 