Frederickson Blog

What comes to mind when you hear “incomparable riches”? 
Maybe a stunning home overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a bank account that never runs dry, or a household brimming with warmth and laughter comes to mind. If you’re like me, you might picture an endless table decked out with delicious food.

But in Ephesians 2, Paul doesn't refer to “incomparable riches” while describing material wealth or earthly comfort. He points us to something infinitely greater: the incomparable riches of God’s grace, culminated in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

It’s worth slowing down to let these words sink in. 
Incomparable. Riches. Grace. Kindness. In Christ Jesus.

Each word describes a facet of God’s unmeasurable generosity toward us. We have received so much good from His hand; good that is unearned and undeserved. That is grace.

This November, Cascade Christian will dwell on the powerful truth that we are Called by Grace.

We were dead in our sins, but by grace, made alive. 
We were children of wrath, but by grace, forgiven and restored to our heavenly Father.

In his book Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine (2014), Max Lucado paints this picture of grace:

Watch an ocean wave crash against the beach ... No sooner will one wave crash into the     sand than another appears. Then another, then another. This is a picture of God’s sufficient     grace. Grace is simply another word for God’s tumbling, rumbling reservoir of strength and     protection. It comes at us not occasionally or miserly but constantly and aggressively, wave     upon wave. We’ve barely regained our balance from one breaker, and then, bam, here     comes another. (110)

God’s grace doesn’t just rescue us; it renews us! Grace is a force that propels us forward, transforming us to become people abundant in love and care for our neighbors.

When we grasp how deeply we’ve been loved and are being loved, we uncover a freedom and lasting joy that overflows into our relationships and everyday lives. Grace calls us. Grace transforms us. Grace shines through us.