A lost son, a women at a well, an adulterer and a thief; what do they each have in common? They are all recipients of grace.
Luke 15: 11-32, "The Prodigal Son:" This is one of my favorite parables throughout the entirety of Jesus' teachings.
The story of the youngest son of two, going out into the world on his dad's inheritance to enjoy it, and after blowing every penny, eating with swine and having a bit of a fallout within himself, he decided to go back home where there, his father stood, with open arms awaiting his arrival.
A true example of how Grace wins!
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John 4:1-26, "The Women at the Well:" During the days of Jesus's ministry, the Jews and Samaritans were not known to correlate well with one another, which makes the moment when Jesus talked with the Samaritan women at Joseph's well that much more significant.
He asked her for a drink of water, but instead of receiving one, she received a drink herself It wasn't the physical water like you'd imagine, but of water that will make you thirst no more; living water.
He never seen the women as someone who was different, but as another one of God's cherished creations.
It's a great example of how Grace wins!
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John 8:1-11, "The Adulterer:" In the days of the old testament it was lawful for the pharisees to stone anyone who commits adultery and/or any other sin against the Father.
They continued in those ways well into the days of Jesus's ministry as well.
This particular story of Jesus showing grace to a women who was caught in the act of adultery is magnificent to me.
After the women was brought to where Jesus was teaching, He was asked by the pharisees what should be done to her for she was caught in the act of committing adultery.
His response was one that rocked each person present to their core and caused them to depart from the place one by one.
Then, after each person had left, Jesus turned to the women, and displayed His unfailing love and unending grace.
"Go, and sin no more."
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Luke 23:39-43, "The Thief on the Cross:" God's timing is perfect and the thief on the cross knows that all too well.
When Jesus was crucified, two other criminals were hanged right alongside Him.
As Jesus was there upon the cross, He was mocked and blasphemed against by one and praised by the other.
For the criminal that was praising Him, he understood that his own punishment was just, but the punishment that Christ received was not for Jesus committed no crime.
Then, seeking repentance for his actions, the criminal asked Jesus to remember him when He entered the kingdom.
In response, Jesus said to the criminal that he would be right alongside Him in paradise.
Now how's that for Grace winning?
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So there they are, four different instances when grace won.
For the prodigal son, grace won. For the women at the well, grace won. For the adulterer and the thief, grace won.
When times seem too dark, or you feel too far gone, remember Jesus's grace wins every time.
"No more lying down in death's defeat, now I'm rising up in victory, singing hallelujah, Grace wins every time." - "Grace Wins" by Matthew West.
