“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:8-10

Truly grasping grace almost boggles the mind. In an age of cynicism anything offered as free must surely come with a catch. But, there is no catch to God’s grace; it comes with no strings attached. And while it is offered to us free of charge, we dare not devalue it because the cost of offering the gift was immensely high; the death of God’s precious Son.

This incredible free gift removes all bragging rights. None have earned it so none can claim superior merit or achievement. As as has been said, the ground at the cross is level; all are on even footing in grace.

The grace that saves is grace that motivates. We are not saved BY good works, but we are saved FOR good works. But even in that, God has prepared them beforehand so that it is not that we initiate them but rather participate in them.

As the song says, “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound.” Grace calls us to stop measuring our worth by our performance. It ought to produce humility within us. But grace should not instill passivity; it should in essence “give wings to works” that flow from it rather than to try and earn it. Thus we should ask today and every day: What good work(s) has God placed before me today?

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