When we least deserved it

Have you ever been given a gift, an award, a honor, a designation that you didn't deserve? All you have to do is look at my life to see someone that has been blessed abundantly above anything I could ever think, dream, or imagine. I have a godly wife that is as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside. I have two beautiful, healthy, funny, loving kids. I have a great job that I like, with folks I like working with. I have good health, a great place to live, and the list goes on and on. BUT...

But, it doesn't stop there. When this life is over, I am going to spend eternity with my LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST forever in Heaven. There will be no more pain, no more suffering, no more heartache, no more loss, just eternity with the LORD. And, I don't deserve that either.

Today's word is Romans 5:8, NLT, which reads, "But GOD showed His great love for us by sending CHRIST to die for us while we were still sinners."

We were not deserving of GOD'S grace and mercy but He loved us enough to make a way for us to spend eternity with Him, His Son, JESUS. And, JESUS didn't come because we were good people, deserving of a SAVIOR. No, He came just because He loves us. Deserving it or not deserving it had nothing to do with it; it was all about love.

As we progress through this life, we will have countless occasions when we receive things that we in no way deserve. When this happens, it is humbling; or, it certainly is to me. My prayer today is that if you don't know JESUS in a real and personal way that today will be the day you accept His gift of salvation, by grace through faith. You can come to Him just as you are. You see, He gave us the greatest gift, when we least deserved it.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T