Grace that is GREATER than ALL our sins

By Misty Strieff Prine

                “If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.” – Unknown

                Maybe there is someone out there reading this today that really feels as though they are on the brink of being totally overwhelmed. They are hanging on by a thread. To you I say this. No matter how hopeless a situation seems, there is always hope. You’re not going to find it in earthly places but in Jesus. You may think you are about to be pushed over the edge and that there is no one there to catch you. You’re wrong my friend. Jesus will always be there and has no intentions of going anywhere or leaving you alone to deal with life’s troubles on your own. No matter how much has been ripped away from you, stand tall, scars and all. There are better days coming. God will see you through. You just have to trust that He will and trust His timing. God’s grace will get you through anything. What a beautiful promise we have in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

There is a soundtrack that my mom bought me many years ago to sing at church when I was the music director, and it has stuck with me all of these years. The song title is “Nothing Greater than Grace” by Point of Grace and I want to share it with you today. I feel like it’s perfect for this message.

They are as follows: “What do you say to someone who feels like they’ve lost it all? Over the edge, with no one there to break their fall. And what do you say to someone who feels so unloved? Giving themselves away a little bit everyday just to be good enough. And what do you say to a hopeless soul who can’t remember their way home and everything is out of their control. There is no valley. There is no darkness. There is no sorrow, greater than the grace of Jesus. There is no moment. There is no distance.

There is no heartbreak, He can’t take you through. So, before you think that you’re too lost to save, remember there is nothing greater than grace. What do you say to someone whose life is on the line? And they’re unsure what happens after their last breath in time. What do you say to someone who’s built a wall you can’t break through and it’s so hard for them to hear the truth? Don’t lose heart! Don’t let go! Don’t give up! You are not alone!!”

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