oarms.jpgIt is Wednesday in Holy Week. We are quickly approaching the Cross of Good Friday and the gloriously empty tomb of Easter. We are observing, celebrating and being embraced by all these things that God does for us. There is one word that can sum up the whole week–GRACE.

That word shows up in an interesting way in our readings today. We read the books of James and 1 and 2 Peter. In 1 Peter 4:10, God says this: “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”

Grace is all the undeserved things God gives us because of what Jesus did for us. At the Cross, with the death of Jesus, God gives us forgiveness of sins and heaven. That is grace. We don’t deserve it. But God gives it to us because Jesus won it for us.

Now that we have received that grace, we administer that grace. And how do we do that? By using the other gifts that God gives (also part of His grace), just as James says. Our abilities, our passions, our time, our finances are all offered to God so that we can share His grace in some way with someone else.

We have a house guest this week. His name is Asbjørn and he is from Denmark. He is a unicyclist that came over here with 11 other young people to unicycle with Christopher and his club. When he arrived, he brought us several gifts from Denmark–Danish candy, a Hans Christian Andersen book, a paper cutting, a paper weight and some Denmark t-shirts. Since he was from Denmark, he wanted to share Denmark with us.

In the same way, we are people of Grace. We want to share that grace with someone else.

What Biblical truths does God show me in these verses?
God has given me grace and He has given me ways to share that grace.

Since God tells in the book of James to be doers of the Word and not merely hearers, how can I apply these Biblical truths to my life?
Today I will actively look for ways to use what God has given me to share the grace that God has given me.

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