Been thinking on Invitation vs. Force. Being invited to become a child of God vs. Being forced to believe
in God. Interacting with one another with invitation rather than force... There is an assumed gentleness
and grace with invitation. Grace not meaning tolerance. Grace not meaning no expectations. Grace
being "an allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can
be brought against him or her or a penalty applied".
Just thinking, chewing... meditating, seeing what it all means and how I can live with more invitation /
more grace for others. What needs to be taken off so that grace can be put on... take off judgement?
Take off assuming? Take off predisposed thinking into moment by moment, person to person grace???
Listening, hearing, Understanding through the eyes of Jesus in the highest progression or process of
love? Gifting grace, being surprised at grace, never expecting grace, grace unending, being full of grace
AND TRUTH? Grace in increasing measure, "just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign
through righteousness... Rom. 5:21 righteousness and grace, not an entirely expected match...
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