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Thank God for grace!

The last verse in the Bible says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen” (Rev. 22:21). Some readers might think that is a bit anticlimactic, since nearly every New Testament epistle begins and/or ends with a similar greeting. But, don’t let the abundance of emphasis on grace in the New Testament make you think it is something ordinary.

Without grace, we could not be saved. Without grace, we could not be freed from our sins. Without grace, we could not enter into the presence of God. Without grace, we could not pray and talk to God. Without grace, we could not offer our worship to God. Without grace, we could not give to God in any meaningful way. Without grace, we could not have the hope of heaven. Without grace, we could not live everyday with the joy of knowing, loving and serving our God.

How sweet are the words, “The grace of our Lord Jesus be with all!” Let us, with John, burst forth from our hearts with an emphatic, “Amen!”