Daily Devotional
"But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, 'True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from."
Joshua 2:4
When we encounter God’s grace, it doesn’t just change our eternal destination; it transforms how we live today. Rahab’s encounter with God’s grace immediately produced fruit in her life. She moved from self-preservation to sacrificial service. She went from living for herself to risking everything for God’s people.
This transformation wasn’t gradual or tentative. The same night she heard about Israel’s God, she was ready to die for His cause. Grace had not only saved her; it had completely reoriented her priorities and loyalties. She was no longer the same person who had been simply trying to survive in a pagan city.
This is what grace does. It doesn’t just forgive our past; it empowers our future. The same grace that saves us also sanctifies us, teaching us to say no to ungodliness and to live upright lives. Grace gives us new hearts that desire to please God rather than ourselves.
But grace also teaches us to extend mercy to others. Having received undeserved kindness from God, we become conduits of that same kindness to those around us. Grace received becomes grace given. Forgiveness experienced becomes forgiveness extended.
Today's Challenge
How has experiencing God's grace changed not just your eternal destiny but your daily priorities? In what ways are you being called to extend the grace you've received to others?
Prayer
Lord, thank You that Your grace doesn't just save me but transforms me. Continue Your work in my heart, making me more like Jesus each day. Help me to live in a way that reflects the grace I've received. Show me how to extend mercy to others, especially those who are difficult to love. Make me a conduit of Your grace. Amen.
