FLAVORING SWEETNESS, CLOTHED IN GRACE

Whenever I get to hear or read God’s word, it is like flavoring sweetness unto my soul. It brings joy and puts a smile on my face, because it is the real substance that will last forever and much better than candy. Sometimes, there are moments when we do need someone’s gracious gesture to pull us up from our problems and worries. I know that God uses believers to help other believers, but there have been in my life people who don’t necessarily agree with my beliefs – yet they are very gracious towards me. I’m thankful to the Lord for putting them in my path. I’ve learned not to judge them, but to love them.

In Genesis 3:21 we read that God made coats of skins to clothe Adam and Eve even after they had sinned. God was being gracious towards sinners. He did not abandon, them, but instead he cared for them by dressing them with coats from the blood of an innocent animal. This is parallel to the innocent blood that Jesus Christ shared for sinners so that we may be clothed in Christ’s righteousness. “For he hath made home be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Cor. 5:21) We are clothed in his righteousness, because of his Grace and that is enough to make us joyful and show the world our clothing of grace.

Think about those who are kind towards you by saying something nice like “good morning”, or simply walking by and smiling at them. Let’s not hide our sweetness in the Lord, but respond back with a nice word or kind act whether it is a smile or even holding the door for someone feeble, or just sending a card of encouragement. I often remember my sister who is a special needs person, how she would always go to church with a quarter in her purse, because that was all she had to give. She would tell my mother she didn’t need anything else but twenty-five cents. In her eyes that was a lot and she would give it with joy. This was big in her mind and I’m sure the Lord saw it that way. Therefore, let us take what small act we can do and Glorify His Name!

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:37-40)