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Introduction
How would you greet someone with the best greeting possible?
Would you hoot and holler, coming all loud and proud?
Would you just sneak in being unnoticed and just kind of hang out?
Or would you make the absolute best of the moment and share with everyone the gift that God has given you?
That’s kind of what Paul did in his letters to the various churches.
We see throughout the New Testament that Paul greeted those whom he was writing with sound doctrine and literally words to live by.
In your scripture writing plan for the month, you have already seen examples of how that plays out.
When we define Christian character, we will probably use some of the very words found in these greetings.
Grace and peace are examples of such.
I think it is worth looking into a bit further.
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, we see in :
The words that stand out to me in this passage include grace and peace.
As I have studied this passage, it seems to me that there are four implications regarding grace and peace.
First implication is grace and peace are received.
Implication number one is sim
Grace and Peace are Received
Notice what Paul does in verse 5: “Through Him and for His name’s sake we received grace and apostleship.”
We will see later that peace is extended with grace and the implication is that peace is received with grace.
But first, how is grace received?
It is through Him, which is Jesus Christ.
Grace is the redemptive love in action.
It reaches out to people who do not deserve it but are freely given it by God anyhow.
You have heard me say that a great acronym for GRACE is God’s Redemption At Christ’s Expense.
We cannot earn it.
We do not deserve it.
Yet it is given to us through the rich love of God.
Paul is saying boldly that this grace is given to us in a way which we receive it from Jesus.
When we received it, it was given to us in a way that blows our mind and we cannot comprehend it, yet it comes and is so beautiful.
It is a blessing to us.
You see God does not just give a little bit of grace.
Rather, He pours it on us fully.
In Him, through Him, because Him we are able to receive God’s grace.
When you receive the grace of God, you will want to do what this second implication says: You will want to retain it.
Grace and Peace are Retained
Once again, as grace is realized, peace abounds.
As this happens, you will want to live in it and hold fast to it.
You desire to retain it.
reminds us that we receive grace and through that grace we also receive a calling.
That which we receive is so valuable that we when we receive it, we have retain it and in retaining it,we respond through obedience.
Romans 16:
You see, grace is a free gift we receive, but we are called and commissioned to share it with those that have not realized they have access to that same gift of grace.
Paul recognized it as part of his calling as an apostle.
We see that calling mentioned in as well as other places like where people came to faith and priests were called and became obedient to the faith.
When you receive something as beautiful as grace, you will want to retain it and at the same time, share it joyfully with others.
When Paul mentions in “to call people from the Gentiles,” he is speaking about the idea of sharing one’s faith with a nonbeliever.
When was the last time you associated yourself with a nonbeliever?
Do you have friends that do not know Christ?
Do they know what you have received and are retaining?
We are created to belong.
When we retain the grace and peace of God, we are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
When we belong, we are able to join together with others that belong to Jesus.
The church should be greatest source of the sense of belonging that exists on earth today.
If every believer retains the grace and peace the Lord has provided for each of us, we should be excited about sharing that together.
The grace which you have received retains better if it is nourished and cared for just like seed in a soil.
When we are receiving and retaining this gift of grace, we are allowing it to thrive in our lives.
We live and experience grace and it overflows from our lives into other lives.
There is a contagious joy that we are able to share when we live out our lives the way we are called to do so.
We are given grace and therefore should extend freely to others as well.
As we are given it, we relish it, recognizing what we have.
We are given grace and granted peace.
As we receive it, we retain it and we relish it.
Grace and Peace are Relished
When something is relished, it is enjoyed and liked.
On the dinner table, when something is relished it tastes good.
I am reminded in Scripture that the Psalmist used this idea when he wrote in :
Blessed is that person that can relish in the grace and peace of our Lord.
Are you finding great delight in the Lord’s commands or do they leave a bitter taste in your mouth?
For the person that relishes in the grace and peace of the Lord, they will experience delight and great joy.
We celebrate God’s grace and peace because we recognize that every good and perfect gift comes from Him according to .
We see this also in :
Are you relishing in what the Lord has done for you?
Are recognizing what He has given you?
Our text for today reminds us that we are loved by God and called to be saints.
This causes us to flourish!
Have you ever just sat down and thought about the love of God?
It is absolutely amazing.
It is a saving love.
Titus 3:4-
It is a love from which we cannot be separated.
It is a love from which we cannot be separated.
It is an everlasting love.
Oh that we would relish in that love!
It is because of His everlasting love that we can receive, retain and relish His grace and peace.
There is one more thing we have an example of in this passage.
We can reinvest grace and peace into others.
We Reinvest Grace and Peace into Others.
The second part of says “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is a common greeting Paul uses throughout his writings.
It reminds us that the grace of God is His free love and unmerited favor to men and women imparted through Christ.
The peace of God is the well-being which they enjoy through His grace.
When we do this, we are giving encouragement.
Max Lucado gives this illustration.
“You come into a relationship with a wheelbarrow full of rocks.
You’re a mason, and you can stack those and cement those.
Within the character of the person you can build them up.
You edify them.
You can stabilize them with words and encouragement.
You can can build someone up.”
Don’t you think we are in a world where people are hungry to be built up?
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