Grace

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

October 14, 2025

Grace

Because of his grace he made us right in his sight

and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

Titus 3:7

Today’s text reminded me of a sermon by Pastor Alistair Begg, of Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. In this sermon, The Power and Message of The Cross, Begg asked what happened when the thief on the cross next to Jesus arrived in heaven. Begg suggests the thief might have been asked many questions seeking to establish why he should be admitted to heaven, and for which he had no answers, except to say,

“The guy on the middle cross said I could come.”

Hallelujah and amen! When all is said and done, this is the exact statement all the saints before me, like the Apostle Paul, or John Wesley, or Billy Graham made. And it is the exact statement I can make when my time comes. This is contrary to almost everything in our performance-based acceptance culture. Even so, we are called by God to get our right standing with Him settled; I have been made right by God not because of my faith, but because of the faith of Jesus. It is never about what I have done or refrained from doing. It is all about what Jesus did for me, because I am 100% incapable of saving myself.

My Takeaway: Any service, any sacrifice I’ve made for God, pales in comparison to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Like the thief on the cross next to Jesus, all I can pray is, “Jesus, remember me.” And, like the thief on the cross next to Jesus, I’ll hear Jesus respond, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Why? Because Jesus’ grace is sufficient for today, and every day!!

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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