At risk of unleashing too many facebook posts with my favorite quotes and lyrics, I thought I could use this blog as a place to share them along with my own personal reflections. For starters, I've been reading this book called, "Learning My Name" by Pete Gall. I can hardly wait to read his other book, "My Beautiful Idol". In his writing, I feel like He "gets" me and I totally "get" him. Some authors have a way of doing that and it truly is a gift. Among the quotes Pete refers to in his book, included one in particular that gripped me. Philip Yancey says this of grace:
"We're all bastards, but God loves us anyhow." I appreciate quotes like this, even though, at first glance might come across as offensive...it could'nt be any more true. I'm pretty certain Philip was using the term "
bastard" in this way:
1. Something that is of irregular, inferior, or
dubious origin. OR...
2. Slang A person, especially one who is held
to be mean or disagreeable.
In that case, such as I am before God...that is, without a mediator; someone to plead my case. If it not for the cross, I would stand before God guilty, vile, and helpless. Instead, because of Jesus, I will one day stand before God totally innocent, acceptable, and forgiven. Wow. Now THAT is amazing grace for a bastard like me. :)
