"And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love with are in Christ Jesus." (v. 14) NKJV
After explaining how he was formerly a persecutor of Christians and a blasphemer of Christ, Paul states that he obtained mercy from Jesus on account of his actions occurring in ignorance and unbelief. Likewise, before we come to know Christ as our Lord and Savior, we live our lives in ignorance and unbelief.
However, as Paul says, the grace of our Lord is exceedingly abundant. The NLT says, "Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus."
Indeed, how generous and gracious our Lord was. We were lost sinners living selfish lives, not knowing any difference because of the power of sin over us. However, because of the Lord's glorious and generous mercy and grace He has filled every believer with faith and love that only comes from Christ Jesus. The Lord seeks us and we choose to reject or accept his love. Being with Him in eternity will be the greatest love and goodness we could ever experience but being apart from Him in eternity will the greatest evil that we could ever experience. What a wonderful God we serve that keeps seeking his sinful and rebellious creation! Thanks be to God for the greatest gift we could ever receive - eternal life through repentance of sin and faith that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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