Welcome to 2026! It is great to write to you. We shall begin this year’s article with a very important and salient topic: Grace.
Grace is one of the most powerful and transformative gifts God has given to humanity. Scripture describes Him as “the God of all grace,” who calls His people into eternal glory in Christ. According to 1 Peter 5:10, grace does not merely comfort us in suffering; it restores, strengthens, establishes, and perfects us after seasons of difficulty. Grace is God actively working in our lives to bring us into maturity, stability, and purpose.
David captures the enduring nature of God’s grace when he declares that goodness and mercy will follow him all the days of his life. Grace is not seasonal; it is consistent. The apostle Paul reinforces this truth in 2 Corinthians 9:8 by teaching that God makes all grace abound toward us so that we always have sufficiency in all things and abound in every good work. Grace supplies what human strength cannot.
Grace multiplies through relationship and knowledge. Second Peter 1:2 explains that grace and peace increase as we grow in the knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. This means grace is not static—it expands as intimacy with God deepens. Without divine illumination, humanity walks in darkness, as Psalm 82 reveals, but grace opens our eyes to our identity as children of the Most High.
Paul’s personal encounter with grace in 2 Corinthians 12 offers one of the clearest pictures of its power. After pleading with God to remove a persistent challenge, Paul received a divine response: “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Grace does not always remove hardship; sometimes it empowers us to rise above it. Through grace, human weakness becomes a platform for divine strength.
When we speak of grace, we are referring to God’s ability working through us to manifest God’s purposes on the earth. Grace enables us to prioritize God above all else. Jesus emphasized this in Matthew 6:33, instructing believers to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, trusting that everything else would follow. Grace empowers this kind of surrender.
Ephesians 2:7–10 reveals the full scope of grace. Salvation itself is an undeserved gift, not earned by works, but freely given through faith. Yet grace does not stop at salvation. We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that He prepared in advance. Grace saves us, shapes us, and sends us.
At its core, grace is unmerited divine assistance given to humanity for regeneration and sanctification. It is undeserved love, enabling power, and divine kindness. Romans 5 reminds us that Christ died for us while we were still sinners—proof that grace precedes worthiness. God saves not because we deserve it, but because He is merciful.
Flowing directly from grace is favor. Favor is God’s special regard upon a person, resulting in acceptance, access, and uncommon kindness. Favor is not random; it is a product of love and faithfulness. Proverbs 3 teaches that when mercy and truth are bound to the heart, favor follows naturally—both with God and with people. Favor opens doors that effort alone cannot open.
Love is the foundation upon which grace and favor rest. Biblical love is multifaceted, involving intimacy, passion, commitment, and sacrifice. It is deeply personal and action-oriented. Love protects, nurtures, and builds trust. Sacrifice, as Scripture teaches, is giving up something valuable for the benefit of another—an expression of genuine love toward God and people.
Gratitude is another powerful expression of grace at work in the believer’s life. Psalm 150 calls everything that has breath to praise the Lord. Gratitude begins with recognizing the goodness present in our lives and acknowledging that we are recipients of divine kindness. True gratitude understands that the source of every good gift lies outside of ourselves—ultimately in God. We may appreciate ourselves for effort, but gratitude is always directed toward a giver.
In essence, grace is God meeting humanity at its weakest point and empowering it to rise. It restores the broken, strengthens the weary, and equips believers to live lives that reflect God’s glory. When grace is understood and embraced, it produces transformed lives marked by faith, favor, love, gratitude, and purpose.
- Thoughts of God