Forever....

As far as the east is from the west, that's how far….

The other day I was thinking about this verse and had to ask myself, 'really how far is it? …the east from the west?' … and somewhere in the middle of my contemplation I began to think of running, and running races. I thought of the painful difficulties of endurance and the pounding trials of fatigue that every runner faces, and how alwaysduring this grueling competition, at some point every runner is will ask themselves the inevitable question, 'When is this going to end?'

…and again …as far as the east is from the west. 'When will this ever end?' …or 'will this ever be finished?' And yet is not God's grace like this? For will we ever be able to exhaust the Grace of God? …or will His forgiving Mercies ever end?

Abundant and everlasting is God's forgiving! For His Mercies excelhigher then the imagination and His Grace engulfs the span of eternity. How great is our God, full of Mercy and Grace! And so let us rejoice and be glad in His Greatness!

Please pray that we would be found in this Grace, a Grace which produces a gratitude overflowing and a thankfulness which pours itself completely into all that is done. Even as it is stated in the letter to the Romans, where for 11 chapters Paul speaks of the Grace of God,and then in the 12th Chapter he opens it up by saying, 'therefore because of ALL this grace, let us offer our bodies as living sacrifices… which is our joyous act of worship and overflowing heart of thanks.'