NIV 365-Day Devotional Plan (2017)Sample

THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD’S GRACE

Telling people about Jesus is a joy for those who realize what God has saved them from and what God has saved them to do. Paul laid out the single ambition of his life: to testify to the good news of God’s grace. Grace refers to the love God shows to us through Jesus. We don’t deserve it, and we could never earn it. Every person who ever lived is responsible for the death of Jesus (Ro 4:25; 5:8). Our sin made the cross necessary. Each of us is guilty and deserving of punishment forever. But God pursues people in his love (Lk 19:10) and freely forgives people when they turn to Jesus in repentance (Heb 9:14).

Paul invited the church to join him in sharing about the grace of God: “Join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. He has saved us and called us to a holy life — not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (2Ti 1:8 – 9). God has saved his people from eternal punishment by his generous and merciful grace. For those who remember that they are saved to new life in Jesus by his grace alone, sharing about this Good News is an incredible joy!

Jesus, please show me someone today whom I can minister to. I want to tell someone else about you. Amen.

Taken from NIV The Jesus Bible