My last post came from a deep dive into the lives of those who lived by, “Grace over grace.” What I found was most, if not all, lived by YOLO. That is absolutely unbiblical.
We are called to live by faith and what the Lord gives us we are to use to help others. I grew up in a family that lived that and watched God do some really amazing thing’s because they stepped out in faith. It reminds me of when Jesus pointed out the widow who gave everything she had as her tithe. He noticed and I have no doubt greatly blessed her faith.
God blesses faith but never overlooks sin. If I want God’s grace I need to repent of my sins. It really should be said, “Grace over sin.” He will forgive anyone of their sins as long as they repent and ask for forgiveness. That doesn’t mean we don’t pay the consequences of our sin. Most of the troubles in our lives are actually the outcome of our own sin.
King David has always been my favorite person in the Bible. The Lord took a shepherd no one knew and made him king because He loved David’s faith. As a teen David took 5 stones to kill Goliath - and his brothers! David had no doubt the Lord was with him in his fight.
Later, King David had his best friend killed because he got his wife pregnant. Pretty awful, right? The Lord let him know what he did was very wicked and David repented and asked for forgiveness. The Lord forgave him but there was a very hard consequence. The Lord told David he was going to take the son they had. David begged him to let him live but the Lord didn’t relent. Soon his son got very sick and died. God means what he says.
Why am I sharing such a harsh story about the Lord with you? Because we all pay a consequence for things we’ve done. Yes, God gives us plenty of grace but there are plenty of times he lets us reap what we’ve sown. Not to harm us but to teach us. We are slow to hear and even slower to act on God’s word.
Yes, God gives us more grace than we will ever deserve but He will also let us pay the piper from time to time. That doesn’t mean we are unforgiven, it just means the narrow path is the safer path. Walking WITH God is better than just trying to please Him. If you know Him you won’t want to sin and when you do you will turn and confess your sins right away.
I hope I didn’t muddy the water, my goal was to explain why grace over grace is unbiblical.
Sweet blessings, my friends! ✝️
