Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.  Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.  Put on your new nature, created to be like God - truly righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:21-24 NLT

The grace that is given in Jesus the Christ gives the power to remove our old sinful nature as the major controller of our emotions. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life.  Marriages, neighborhoods, the work place, and our communities are in trouble not because of God's grace, but because of our old sinful nature. Your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. The grace of Jesus Christ brings about a new nature so that we can let the Spirit renew our thoughts and attitudes. In God's grace we can find ourselves being refreshed each day in how we feel and think. Put on your new nature, created to be like God – truly righteous and holy. Today allow yourself to experience the great joy of knowing his grace. In grace praise and thanksgiving will come naturally and you will see your life through the eyes of God. If you are willing to live in his grace, this might just be one of the best days of your life. Enjoy!

God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were.  But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant.  So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us a right standing with  God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Romans 5:20, 21 NLT

Sin is universal and is found in every group of people on the earth. God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were.  Sin wants no authority but itself and can express itself in many ways.  After all, what is lust, bitterness, anger, resentment, criticism, all of which bring tension to our relationships in our home, our work place, our community and our churches? But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.  God’s grace recreates our nature and gives what is known as “eternal life” which brings about kindness, encouragement and joy.  So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us a right standing with God.  Today, enjoy that life that is called eternal through Jesus the Christ.  It has been given and provided for you through God’s wonderful grace. Take a breath of his grace, then relax, look up and give thanks to the Lord.  You will see, hear and respond in such a way, that you will feel like all things have become new again, it is just how a life of grace is. Enjoy!

He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1Corinthians 1:8, 9 NIV

Grace brings a real relationship through the Word of God so that we may experience fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. Grace is not a religion, it is a new creation in us so that we will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Learning the joy of being overwhelmed by his grace (new life, blameless, fellowship with Jesus Christ) gives us attitudes that makes the difference in how we feel and think through the opportunities of our life.  His grace in us is as sure as the ground we stand on.  What he says is true, so today, look up, open your mouth with praise and give thanks before the day even gets started.  His grace will give you refreshment, hope and gladness of heart, He will keep you strong to the end and he is faithful. His grace today will give you what direction you are to head in and how to take each step, so relax and smile.  You will have a God story for all to see.  Enjoy!

For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.  Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.  Psalm 149:4, 5 NIV

God’s Grace lets us know for certain that our Lord delights in us because we are in Jesus the Christ. For the LORD takes delight in his people.  Grace is always about delighting because in grace there is no criticism about us or anyone else. He crowns the humble with salvation.  All of life seems to change when we feel that those around us are delighted with who we are and what we are doing. What is so amazing is that our Lord is delighted in us.  Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.  The Word of God calls this salvation.  Today, enjoy that the LORD takes delight in you!  Jesus Christ can bring about a joy in your attitude which will make you actually desire to sing.  If you allow it, it will start this morning in your bed and continue through your day.  Enjoy!

Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him.  For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean.  Hebrews 10:22 NLT

God's Word gives us a wonderful picture of his grace impacting our lives. Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him.  We are invited to come into the presence of God with all our emotions and all our intellect.  Here we can experience the power of having been sprinkled with Christ’s blood – For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean. God’s grace in Jesus the Christ not only forgives but makes us clean.  That’s what is meant by no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ, Romans 8:1. Today enjoy your journey of grace and go right into his presence with a sincere heart fully trusting him.  Your good and your refreshment are his delight.  So smile, relax and let your heart rejoice in the Lord, for his life and grace are in you and with that you are clean. Enjoy!

I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do.  I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved.   And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.  1 Corinthians 10:33 NLT.

“Who do we imitate?”  The answer will reveal to us what kind of attitude we will have on any given day.  God so loved that he gave his life, he gave it with joy and compassion to those, who at the time did not ask nor seek what he is.  Even on the cross he responds to the situation this way – “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”  Luke 22:34.  There is a glorious life in the grace of Christ that many are missing along their journey.  Grace recreates us so that we desire to delight ourselves in the Lord and see others refreshed so that they too may experience the grace of God in Jesus Christ. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. Today try to bless everyone in everything you do. Let them see, hear and experience God’s grace and love through you.  This might be a good day for someone to imitate you as you imitate Christ.  Enjoy!

From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.  Proverbs 12:14

It is amazing the impact on our life that comes from our tone of voice and our words? From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things. Sometimes we forget that the income that comes from our mouth can be just as profitable to our life as our physical labor. As surely as the work of his hands rewards him.  With our lips we express through words and tones the attitude of our heart.  It is here where grace can be experienced with great refreshment. Grace gives us the joy of being aware of words and tones that will bring a blessing to the emotions of others.  We then have the wonderful opportunity to have our attitudes be expressions of joy and encouragement.  Today rejoice in the work of your hands, but especially rejoice in what grace sounds like as it is being spoken through you. From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things.  You will like it and it may just bring some healing to those around you.  Enjoy!

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.  In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. Romans 12:4 – 6 NLT

Everything we have and everything we are has been given to us as a gift of grace through Jesus the Christ.  When the gift of grace is living in and through us we will find ourselves full of joy!  Everyone seems to want and wish for joy and many expect it out of their lives only to find their life almost completely vacant of joy. You see joy comes from not just believing, but knowing the grace of God which produces a new life in us which can be seen and known!  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ… it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians 2:4, 5 NIV. On this new day be blessed in his grace, give thanks out loud and praise his name!  You will find yourself full of joy!!! Enjoy!

Do not let sin control the way you live, do not give in to sinful desires. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law.  Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. Romans 6:12, 14 NLT

What an amazing freedom there is in the grace of Jesus the Christ!  Can you believe that sin is no longer your master.  Can you grasp the reality, that grace in and through Jesus Christ is what it is, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.  What a blessing we have, we get to experience the freedom of God’s grace in us by keeping sin from sitting on the throne of our heart.  Do not let sin control the way you live, do not give in to sinful desires.  That is the victory in the freedom of God’s grace in Jesus Christ!  James Stifler – “The ideal Christian life is not a constant battle with sin, but a victory over it.”  There is no regret, no sorrow, no shame, and no condemnation when we choose to live our new life in the grace of Christ. This will be a very good day!  Enjoy!

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help. Psalm 86:5 NLT

So many of us seem to be struggling with ourselves as to our worth, our direction in life and the constant remembering of all our failures.  The grace that is given in Jesus the Christ changes all of that.  O Lord, you are so good! Grace changes the way we think and feel about ourselves and others.  When opportunities come our way that seem to be difficult, grace opens our mind and emotions for a blessing in the midst of it.  O Lord, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help!  On this brand-new day let yourself respond to our Lords blessings in his grace. Today, smile from the depth of your soul to the expressions on your face and the sound of your words!  O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love… Enjoy!