I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up.  I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ  (Galatians 1:11-12).

Grace is not something Man would create.  It runs counted to our nature, to our deep desire for power and control.  No, if Man were to create a religion, it  would involve working and striving and jumping through hoops and walking through fire.  There would be competition and an uncertain outcome.  We would spend our lives doing and doing and doing, trying to look and sound and act and be the way we are supposed to, never quite sure we are good enough or strong enough or wise enough

or, simply, enough.

Hmm…ouch.

What’s the matter, Beloved?  Too close to home?

Happy Friday