In his stately hymn “Immortal,
Invisible” Walter Smith lays out in beautiful pictures the grandness of
God. He uses phrasing like, “Most
blessed, most glorious . . . almighty victorious” and “Unresting, unhasting nor
wanting or wasting”. We get a picture of
a grand and glorious God who is unequaled.
We see the great God of the three O’s that we teach children are some of
His key attributes: Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent. Since God is those
things, so is grace.
When we think of the greatness of
God’s forgiveness, we must realize that He knows all our sins. He is omniscient. There is nothing that we had ever done in
open or in secret that He does not know.
We have never thought a thought that He did not hear. All of the vileness of all of those sins was
on our known record before God. But in
grace He sent His Son. In grace He loved
us. In grace He forgave us. That is the grace of omniscience.
How could He do something as
unimaginable as that? The most powerful
court in the world could not erase and forget every thought, word and deed that
offended God and man. It would require
someone who is all powerful, omnipotent, to accomplish that feat. Our sins can be forgiven because He can. He is powerful enough to accomplish all His
will, and His will is to redeem sinful man from the curse of the fall and
forgive all who will come to His Son in faith.
That is the grace of omnipotence.
How far does this grace extend? We can hear it in His Word at church. We can read about it in His Word at
home. What about at work where we are
rightly concentrating on our jobs? What
about at play where we are concentrating on safety or a good time of
camaraderie with our friends. Yes, His
grace is there as well. His grace is
there because He is there. He who said,
“I will never leave thee” meant it.
Where we go His grace goes with us.
It must because He is there with us as well. That is omnipresent grace.
Samuel Davies and John Newton
combined in the great hymn “Great God of Wonders!” After extolling the very
greatness of God they address the very heart of His glory as expressed in His
grace. “But the fair glories of Thy grace, more Godlike and unrivaled
shine.” All the power and knowledge and
presence of God shine forth in His grace.
Praise Him with the chorus of this Davies/Newton hymn, “Who is a
pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace, so rich and free? Or who has grace
so rich and free?”
You
may also enjoy this inspirational devotional book, The Gospel According to Molly,
available
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