When our last day comes, few of us will be remembered beyond it. The most beautiful Christian lives are seldom celebrated outside the local church. But when all earthly applause has faded, there will be no greater commendation than to know that our Lord’s work in and through us is complete and to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23).
Tag Archives: God's Grace
The Unity of God
In Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer, contained in the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus prays first for himself, then for his disciples, and then for “those who will believe” in him. Yes, prior to Judas’ betrayal, prior to Peter’s denial, prior to his mock trial by the leaders of Israel, prior to his suffering and crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, Jesus prays for you and me. What does Jesus pray for you and me? He prays, “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (21). He prays for a unity of the church that testifies to the unity of the Trinity.
The Necessity of Grace
As John Stott taught his study assistant, when we get our theology of grace right, then we see the necessity of grace in all things, which leads us to worship, whether it be the thin end of a cup of coffee or the wide end of the resurrection of Christ from the dead.
