Romans 12:3   I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.

[Grace: a capacity to tolerate, accommodate, or forgive people (Encarta Dictionary)]

According to this verse, and as the above definition would indicate, we are all living under God’s capacity to tolerate us, accommodate us, and forgive us. This seems to be an accurate assessment, but we have this place with God because he loves us. Yes, ours is a humble place, yet also a place of freedom and comfort. It’s not about what we do for God, but about what he does for us. He shoulders the burden for us, and we say, “Thank you Jesus!”

Next week we’ll continue to explore the treasures of Romans chapter 12.