This title is a statement that I made long ago. It became even more relevant when I learned that the word for God’s standard on righteousness is based on the Hebrew word, “Yareh,” which literally means “to hit the mark.” This is language often used when referring to trying to hit a target at the central point. Correspondingly, the word that means to “miss the mark,” “Chattah,” is also translated as “sin.” Thus, my observation that His grace comes into play when He sees our desire to please Him is real and deep, yet we don’t quite come up to the standard. Grace cannot be offered when someone is not even intending to “hit the mark!” Bonhoeffer used the phrase “cheap grace,” in part meaning that forgiveness cannot be extended without repentance. Cheap grace substitutes the fear of the world for the fear of the LORD. If we aren’t really trying to please Him, we are simply AIMING short.
If you are paying attention to what is happening in the world and in the heavenlies, it seems more and more evident that our great God is moving with greater speed toward the end and the time of Messiah’s long awaited return! As I write, we are in the final days of preparation to come away to spend the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread week together as ...
