“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.” Rev.22:21
Lord Jesus, whether life currently feels like a gentle zephyr or a roaring typhoon—whether “sky-water” is coming in the form of freezing rain or “hellish” humidity—no matter if we’re under the bluest of skies or a total eclipse—your grace is the most certain, inexhaustible, necessary, and glorious reality we will ever experience.
That’s true because grace isn’t a “something” but a “Someone”—it’s you, Jesus. You are the incarnation of the God of all grace. You were certainly “gracious” in attitude, but you are grace-full as our Creator, Redeemer, and Bridegroom.
When you were born, “grace appeared” (Tit.2:11). To be saved by grace is to be saved by you, Jesus (2 Cor.8:9); and through our union with you, we continue to receive “grace upon grace” (Jn.1:16-17). We are rich beyond all calculation and imagination.
To receive “sufficient grace” (2Cor.12:9) isn’t having to settle for Plan B when we really wanted Plan A. It’s to get every bit of you we need in any and every situation. You always give us your storm-claiming presence—even when the storm continues (Mk.4:35-41). You are our complete armor in our daily “dust-ups” and the “nuclear warfare” of life (Eph.6:10-18).
In fact, you are our “righteousness, holiness, and redemption” (1Cor.1:30)—our very life and guarantee of glory (Col.3:1-4). How do we forget this “grace-stuff,” Jesus? Why do we have whine-fests—not just whine-tastings? Why do we ever sit under vines of your provision and sulk (Jonah 4:5-11), or carp, like the older son, about not getting a “young-goat BBQ party” (Lk.15:29) when everything you have is ours (Lk.15:31)?
O Jesus, how fitting our verse of the day is the last verse in the Bible: “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all y’all. Amen” (Rev.22:21). All the way Home, we need you. So Very Amen.