God blesses those who offer grace

SUMMARY: Extraordinary afflictions are not always punishment for extraordinary sins, but can be tests for extraordinary graces. Jesus suffered the most extraordinary affliction to leave us infinite grace. We should approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace when we need it. We are not given to provide grace, but we need to offer it to others, especially to those we would like to judge and condemn. The world is in need of grace, and it should come from our hearts, eyes, and hands. We should dress ourselves with grace and offer it to our neighbors, and when we give freely, we receive freely. Our hearts should be strengthened by grace.

Says a biblical commentator that "extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment for extraordinary sins, sometimes they are tests for extraordinary graces." The Christ who never sinned, became sin and suffered in body, spirit and soul the most extraordinary affliction to leave us his infinite grace, wonderfully incalculable, endlessly amazing, eternal, perpetual. Incomprehensible grace, a gift that extends to hands that do not deserve it.

So let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help us when we need it most. Heb 4.16