Grace is heaven in the midst of the slop

Tuesday May 2nd, 1 John 3: 6 No one who lives deeply in Christ makes a practice of sin. None of those who do practice sin have taken a good look at Christ. They've got him all backwards. Sin is not a list of do’s and don’ts, it is that which separates us from God. The may or may not include the ten commandments but the ten commandments surely does not include all the ways we manage to separate ourselves from God. When we find ourselves separated, as did the prodigal son at the pig trough, know that God is waiting right there for us. The pig troughs of life do not separate us from the love of God, it is still there, it is just that all that slop makes it hard for Us to see. Rest assured, even standing in the middle of that slop, stinking to high heaven, heaven is right there with us telling us we are loved. It’s called grace.