Faultless by His Grace

I love this song! It reminds me of a book I read called "Continuous Atonement" by Brad Wilcox. (I highly recommend it) He brings up a great discussion about a scripture that says, "...for we know that it is by grace that we are saved after all we can do." As we look at the meaning of almost each word in this statement we can gain a much great er understanding of GRACE. Today I will focus on the WE. So let me retype that with a little explanation...

...for we know that it is by grace that WE (you and I)  are saved after all WE (Christ and each of us) can do (together).

Robert L. Millet wrote: "In a word, we are incomplete, or partial, whereas Christ is whole, or complete. As I come unto Christ by covenant, we (Christ and I) are complete. I am unfinished; Christ is finished. Through relying alone upon the merits of 'the author and finisher of [my] faith' (Hebrews 12:2), I become finished, or fully formed. I am deeply imperfect; Christ is perfect. Together we are perfect. Those who come unto Christ become perfect in Him."

This understanding becomes a great source of comfort to me! I desire to show my love and gratitude to my beloved Savior by doing all I can to become closer to Him, and I can rest knowing that His grace is sufficent. He will stand by me as I place my trust in Him...and place my hand firmly in His...





Faultless
by Hilary Weeks

When the sun sets and another day is over
I think about the person I want to be
When I hold up a mirror to my life
Sometimes I don’t find who I was hoping to see

I made mistakes today and I’ll probably make mistakes tomorrow
I couldn't save myself no matter how I beg or borrow
I’m gonna need His Grace

On that day
On the Day of Grace through the Sinless One
My sins will be washed away and I’ll stand worthy
Only because He stands by me
With mercy and love without end
He will lift me so I’ll never fall again
And He’ll present me faultless,
Faultless before God

If my sins were like drops of water
And I tried to hold them with my hands closed tight
Some would slip through right past my fingers
I couldn't catch them all no matter how hard I tried
But there are hands that have my name forever written on them
The price was paid and not a single soul will be forgotten
As we receive His grace

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I made mistakes today and I’ll probably make mistakes tomorrow
I couldn't save myself No matter how I beg or borrow
I’m gonna need His Grace

Chorus

GLORIOUS!

Today I was thinking about how much I love people! I thought about this song. I am learning more and more how everyone has a story. Everyone has opposition in their life, the happy & sad, the up & downs, the smooth, & the rough.... It all molds us into the people we are. We are all unique and have different perspectives, different ideas, different experiences... but we also have more in common than we realize.... a need to love and be loved... each individual is beautiful and has unique talents and abilities, something special to offer the world. We need to look for those gifts in each other and forget about the weaknesses that seem to get in the way. I think we also need to look for them in ourselves too.

I am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing people who bless my life and fill it with light and color! I love my family more than words can say. I love my friends, my neighbors and all the amazing people I meet! What a beautiful world!

Enjoy this song and the people in your life that make it glorious!

Glorious

Written by Stephanie Mabey 
Performed by Russ Dixon

There are times when you might feel aimless
You can't see the places, where you belong
But you will find that there is a purpose
It's been there within you all along
And when you're near it
You can almost hear it

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It's like a symphony
Just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start
To figure out your part
Everyone plays a piece
And there are melodies
In each one of us
Oh, it's glorious

You will know how
To let it ring out
As you discover who you are
Others around you will start to wake up
To the sounds that are in their hearts
It's so amazing
What we're all creating

Chorus

And as you feel the notes build
You will see

Chorus