“It’s Not Because You Deserve It But Because God Put Your Name On It”

2 Corinthians 3:5

Deserve is defined as to merit, be qualified for, or have a claim to; earn; entitled to; be worthy of.

God wants for us to accept the peace that comes from knowing that He longs for us. We are His creation, marked with His image. Even when we struggle with issues outside of our control and when we make active choices to participate in sin, He said that we are worth it. We are worth it because our Creator said so. We do not deserve His grace and forgiveness, and grace and forgiveness cannot be earned. God put our name on it because He loves us so much and He wants us all to be saved. Jesus who was perfect in every way shape and form took responsibility for ungrateful people and courageously died for the worlds sins. God treats us much better than we deserve and because of Christ Jesus, He freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life’s blood, so that by faith in Him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past He was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when He accepts people who have faith in Jesus.

I come by this morning to let you know, we deserve nothing but God gives us everything. The word tells us in James 1:17; “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” We must grasp that all of life is grace. We deserve none of the good things we have, not even a little bit. They flow from the love of God himself. Be bless and I love you!!! JE