ALL OF GRACE
Grace is heaven’s sweetest song. It flows from the heart of God like sunlight breaking through a dark sky. Grace is not man reaching for God, but God reaching for man through Jesus Christ. It is not the prize of the perfect, but the pardon of the penitent. Grace stoops low to lift the fallen, washes the sinner clean, and sets him on the narrow road that leads home.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith” (Ephesians 2:8). Grace does not overlook sin; it overcomes it. It does not leave us as we are; it remakes us after the image of Christ. The cross is its fountain, and the resurrection its glory. When we come to Jesus in faith, turning from sin and trusting His Word, grace meets us there with mercy and power.
From the first stirring of conviction in the heart to the final crown of life, it is all of grace. Not grace that removes man’s choice, but grace that calls man to choose rightly. God’s hand reaches down, and man must take it. The Father runs to meet the prodigal, but the prodigal must rise and go home. Grace opens the door, but faith must walk through it.
Faith is the cup that receives what grace freely gives. The sinner comes not to bargain, but to believe. He comes not because he is worthy, but because Christ is worthy. “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). His love does not wait until we are clean; it cleanses us when we come. His grace is stronger than our guilt, deeper than our shame, and higher than our doubts.
Grace does not make sin safe; it makes holiness possible. The one touched by grace does not trifle with sin, for he knows the cost of redemption. “The grace of God that brings salvation…teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts” (Titus 2:11–12). True grace changes the heart. It bends the will toward obedience, not because we must, but because we may.
Some stumble at the thought of grace being free. They want to earn, to prove, to pay. But grace cannot be bought—it can only be received. It is not a wage; it is a wonder. The beggar’s hand is empty, but his heart is full when he meets the mercy of Christ. The weary find rest, the guilty find pardon, and the lost find their way home.
Jesus Himself is the living picture of grace. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). He touched lepers, welcomed sinners, and lifted the broken. He spoke peace to the trembling woman and paradise to the dying thief. Grace is not a doctrine written in ink—it is a Savior crowned with thorns.
When grace enters a life, everything changes. The proud man becomes humble, the fearful man finds courage, and the wandering soul discovers purpose. Grace opens blind eyes and softens hard hearts. It teaches the tongue to sing and the hands to serve. It does not excuse sin, it transforms the sinner.
And grace does not fade. The same hand that saved Peter from the waves will carry us safely to the shore. When we stumble, grace restores. When we doubt, grace reminds. When we grow weary, grace renews. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Grace is the song of the redeemed and the anchor of the soul. It is the voice of Jesus whispering, “Come unto Me.” It lifts the head bowed low in shame and fills the heart with peace. Every sunrise of mercy and every breath of forgiveness is a testimony that God is still at work in us.
Beloved, all that we are and all that we hope to be is by the grace of God. Grace called us through the gospel, cleansed us in baptism, strengthens us through faith, and will one day present us faultless before His throne. This is the story of salvation—not of merit, but of mercy. Not of human striving, but of divine compassion.
So let every heart bow before the cross and whisper with holy wonder,
“It is all of grace.”
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
