The older I get, the more I see God’s grace at work in my life. It’s like looking back at a trail you’ve hiked and seeing how far you’ve come. When I look back over the years, I see how God has carried me. I see his generous provision, his wisdom, his strength. And while I’ve long known his grace, it seems that with age comes an increased awareness of it. An increased dependence upon it. An increased wonder at its magnitude.
For all is grace upon grace.
“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” (John 1:16).
All is Grace
In many ways it’s simple
and easy to understand.
Explained in just a sentence,
drawn on a napkin by hand.
A tale of love birthed and lost,
of great beauty turned to shame.
Where glory was cast aside
and death was fanned into flame.
A curse laced with a promise—
a Savior would one day come.
To claim the lost and broken,
sin and death are overcome.
There’s more beneath the story,
of a thread woven throughout,
holding the parts together,
one we cannot live without.
Grace is the primary theme,
the story of all stories.
From beginning to the end
and all for God’s own glory.
Undeserved, unearned favor—
from our first breath to the last.
From work to food to shelter
and all the things we’ve amassed.
The rain that waters the earth
and the ground that brings forth food.
The sun that warms and gives light—
all gifts granted for our good.
The Spirit’s breath that wakes us,
the faith that makes us God’s own,
the forgiveness that cleanses us,
and the joy of being known.
God’s grace also changes us,
to the image of his Son.
Cutting away sinful flesh,
until all the work is done.
Take a look and you will see.
In each and ev’ry moment,
The Lord’s favor can be found—
his hand is always present.
So when you share the story
of our fallen human race,
Remember the constant thread
of God’s amazing grace.
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