Grace and Peace (with God)

“The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love” (Galatians 5:6b)


God has truly poured out His grace in abundance, and allowed all to receive from the fullness of who He is. Grace is the “freely given, Undeserved favor and love of the Lord”, and it is this grace that allows us to have faith in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:8&9). It is this grace that opens our (once shut) eyes and ears, and allows us to see and to hear. This grace that shows us how to love, simply by being loved first. Faith in Jesus Christ is made possible by the freely given, undeserved, favor and love of the Lord. So because we were adopted into love, through His grace, we are called to express our faith in Him through love. God’s grace is the only way that we are able to have faith in His Son.

Paul had to write a letter to the Galatians in the beginning of their faith, reminding them that faith was not created on their own. He spoke to them, and shared with them the importance of staying away from human rules and following the truth, that is to walk in faith through love. The Lord used this letter to open my eyes to His grace. He had so much love for the people, that from the fullness of His grace He allowed them to be taught under authority that knew the significance and truth about grace. He had Paul, one who was not taught by humans but by God alone (Galatians 1:12), warn them to stay away from trying to create a faith based off of human approval. Let us be reminded of this as well. It is God’s grace that allows us to live in faith, not anything that we did on our own. His grace is an undeserved gift, meaning we did not do anything on our own to receive it. This being so, let us keep in mind that the only thing that counts is Faith Expressing Itself Through Love.

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ “(Romans 5:1). This truth is full of the love that our Father has for us. We are justified through faith, the faith available because of the love God has for us-also known as grace, and in turn we have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord. We have peace with God. Peace with God is ours through faith, not anything we earned, all because of the love God has for you and me. This truth is beyond me. God loves us more than I know.

Being at peace with God is a beautiful gift from our Father, through Jesus Christ. A gift that I can not fathom on my own understanding. God our Father truly loves us, and it is to Him that we are to give all the glory. For without Him, we could not have faith in Him. This alone leads me into deep appreciation, because peace with God is the perfect gift. God is peaceful.
Hallelu Yah.


I pray that you all have revelation of God's grace, and grow in faith through love, which leads to peace with God our Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Chynna