Be a Grace-Giver

In his extraordinary book What’s So Amazing About Grace?, author Philip Yancey shares the following story:

“During a British conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian faith. They began eliminating possibilities. Incarnation? Other religions had different versions of gods appearing in human form. Resurrection? Again, other religions had accounts of return from death. The debate went on for some time until C. S. Lewis wandered into the room. ‘What’s the rumpus about?’ he asked, and heard in reply that his colleagues were discussing Christianity’s unique contribution among world religions. Lewis responded, ‘Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.’”

Ah, C.S. Lewis! His wisdom amazes me. GRACE always wins out, doesn't it? We impact people by showing them love and grace. Scripture says that it's KINDNESS that leads people to repentance, and it's GRACE that characterizes us as people who love God and love others with all our hearts. How are you doing in the grace-giving department today?