April 10

Grace Is Not for Sale

Through Him also we have [our] access (entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God’s favor) in which we [firmly and safely] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and enjoying the glory of God.

ROMANS 5:2

The devil wants you and me to think that we can buy the grace (favor) of God with our works. But God’s grace is not for sale, because by its very definition—unmerited favor—it is a gift.

Grace cannot be earned by prayer, good works, reading the Bible, confessing scriptures, or church attendance. It cannot even be bought by faith. The grace of God is receivable, but it is not “buyable.”

Even when we do all the right things, it is important that our motives are pure. When we are fellowshipping with the Lord, if our motive is to get something from Him, we have moved from grace to works. Let us not fall into the trap of thinking that we deserve anything good from the Lord. God’s goodness is a gift and all we can do is thank Him and be filled with gratitude. Anything we do for God should be done because we love Him, and never to get anything from Him.

We can seek the Lord and fellowship with Him for no other reason than the fact that we love Him and want to be closer to Him each day.

Salvation and every good thing from God is a gift and is received by faith alone, so that man cannot boast.