Poetry
( A Praise & Worship Melody)
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Once I boasted of my pride
For His grace did not abide
To cover the deeds I have done
To cover the gift of His own Son
For it was mercy mixed with grace
When the Savior took my place
Took my place on Calvary' s tree
Took my place to set me free
By my faith I'm now set free
For the Lord has pardoned me
Saved from all my guilt of sin
Saved from all my boast within
For it was mercy mixed with grace
When the Savior took my place
Took my place on Calvary' s tree
Took my place to set me free
His Grace is now free to all
Grace going beyond Calvary's call
Going beyond all guilt and sin
Going beyond to cleanse all within
For it was mercy mixed with grace
When the Savior took my place
Took my place on Calvary' s tree
Took my place to set me free
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin!
In the 1800's Commissioner Ballington Booth, of the Salvation Army, and son of the Army's founder, General William Booth, wrote this nice hymn about God's grace. Please give a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=73omgyeBBuw
Once being the chief persecutor of Christians, the apostle Paul now makes it perfectly clear that we cannot gain heaven by being good, by paying money, or by counting on our loved ones. Because we have all fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
Faith is the key here (Hebrews 11:1) and without faith we cannot please God (Hebrews 11:6). Then comes something we do not deserve. That is God's free grace. His unmerited and undeserved love.
Simply put, it's the free grace on God's part and faith on our part. In other words, salvation is not a result of our doing. It is God's free gift to us. We will never be able to boast on our own. Thus, the poem "Mercy Mixed With Grace".
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