Psalm 37:7a Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:

Have you ever had someone challenge you by saying, “So you call yourself a Christian.” The words send chills up my spine because I know what comes next. I am about to be called down on a behavior which isn’t consistent with my accusers vision of what a Christian acts like. Those who are not Christians do seem to enjoy catching us being sinners don’t they?

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

We are sinners saved by grace. They see the sinner, but they cannot see salvation, nor do they look for it. The only thing we can show them, which they can see is grace. Grace extended is grace received. It is resting in the Lord and waiting for grace to do the work the Lord has set in motion to perform.

John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

I’ve been doing my “Christian thing” for a number of years now and I have yet to feel His fullness. The majesty of His glory is more than I can hold. I’m not there yet, by any measure. But grace is given and grace is received. That never ending supply of God favor extend to me to be offered up to others because to the lost, it just might be the only glimpse of God they ever get to see.

As for the skeptics who might still enjoy those moments of accusation I can only say this.

A man who does not struggle has given up the fight.