love and grace

i've been thinking a lot about grace lately. it's so much BIGGER than i can understand. as i've been studying scripture, i've just been overwhelmed with the extent of the grace and love of God. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." that's what grace means, i think. grace is giving unconditional love and acceptance to someone who does not deserve it. to someone who has wronged you. or someone you simply don't like. we were hostile towards God. we were against Him, and He chased us down just to show us how He loves. unconditionally.

we don't have the capacity to understand the full extent of God's unconditional grace and love. and that is ok. but we are called to live it out and to share it just as God has shared it with us.

i think it is time for the church to chase people down, to pursue people, just to show them how much we love them and more than that, how much they are loved by God.

do something crazy to show the world around you just how great the love of God is.