In a Christianity
Today 8/27/12 online interview Lucado was asked: Why another book on grace when there
are many good ones already out there?
“The apostle
Paul never seemed to exhaust the topic of grace—what makes us think we can? He
just kept coming at it and coming at it from another angle. That's the thing
about grace. It's like springtime. You can't put it in a single sentence
definition, and you can't exhaust it. No other philosophy or religion has
anything quite like this idea that God takes the initiative and comes after
us—not just to save us, but also to sustain us.”
If
we are supposed to be captivated by this idea of grace, Lucado has done a great
job in conveying Grace to his audience. A
great job in this book of weaving illustrations and biblical events. It is
amazing that in walking with Christ, that we still may not understand his love
for us. Max breaks it down to our basic human understanding, How GREAT the LOVE
and GRACE of God is.
You’ll
find hope in the fact that God's grace extends to you an adoption invitation. Lucado states that God offers us salvation
even while we are still sinners (Romans 5:8). Lucado warms our hearts as he
reminds us that we are adopted.
I encourage you to Read, enjoy, and
realize that grace is a gift from God and cannot be earned! It will lift your
heart and make you smile. I found
myself renewed and remembering God's great goodness and love.
As
always, Max Lucado has written an easily read book that gets to the point of
how much Christ loves us. Grace is
the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.
I received this eBook from Thomas Nelson as part of
their Booksneeze Blogger program.
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