Life of a SteelSpoon and Grass

"Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.." Titus 1:4



Grace, Mercy and Peace.

God gives us because He knows we need it.

But before I carry on,
A Question I pondered upon these days, "Why do we obey law?"
Is it because our parents/mentors/teachers/leaders/friends said to do so? If we dont, are we classified as bad people?
Just my own reflection...

"Do I obey because I submit to peer influence? because out of respect? because its the "right" thing to do? or because of pride, I'll have a bad reputation if Im always against the law (or rules)

And having asked these questions, this came to thought : "So do we change because we JUST FOLLOW LAW ?"
If we do, I believe that's got to be a deeper perspective than that.
Because a change, a true transformation comes from true repentance, and true repentance comes from accepting God's Grace in exchange for our sins.

Now imagine this scenario,
when a child does a terrible mistake, certain consequences will happen.
1. He gets scolded/punished very badly without explaining to the little boy what exactly was was wrong about his wrong doing, and he feels very fearful, believing that such mistakes will get him into trouble and he obeys out of fear.
2. He gets scolded repeatedly until the boy is "accustomed" (i still dont really understand how people can be accustomed to scolding) and he becomes rebellious. He detests the rules and believes in his own set of rules and obeys no one except himself.
3. He get scolded, but with explanation on why it was wrong and he was given a second chance to try again to make it right, and again and again, until he succeeds in overcoming the failure. So he obeys because of a chance so precious, he is determined to make it right again.


I believe, God gives us Grace because we all need second, third, fourth chances.
An unwed pregnant mom,
An ex-convict,
A runaway teenage son/daughter
An abusive dad/ dad who's not supportive
and lets not limit to extreme cases,
how about
A child who lies to his parents,
An employee who slacks on his job,
A betrayal
A neglectful spouse,
An ignorant sister,

...

Dont they all need forgiveness? dont we?


God gives infinity. But it is not to be taken granted for,

And when we receive His grace, we experience that peace, because He accepts us no matter who we are or what we did. We began to change, make better decisions, be a better person, or simply, just be happier, because we are given a chance to set things right (In God's way).
So we obey not just because the law says so, but because we follow Him. His commandments. And by following Him, we enter into a relationship with Him, and then we dont just follow, we LOVE him.

Our love for God cause us to change. Our identity in Christ cause us to change. The very motivation to change cannot come from law, it must come from love.

*Saviour = He who saves.

*We all need a superhero dont we? there's someone even bigger, even greater, even mightier than a superhero... Jesus Christ.