EPHESIANS 2:4-10; COLOSSIANS 4:6
A senior presidential advisor once mistook four-star General Peter Chiarelli, who was the No. 2 general in the US Army at the time, for a waiter at a formal Washington dinner more than ten years ago. The senior advisor asked the general to grab her a drink as he stood behind her in a dress uniform. When the general realized her obvious embarrassment, he kindly helped her recover by happily refilling her glass and even extended an invitation for her to join his family for dinner at some point.
The word “graceful,” which derives from the word “grace,” can refer to a nice or polite manner, such as the general’s. But for Christ’s disciples, it means something even more profound. We are the beneficiaries of God’s tremendous, undeserved, and unrestricted favour—grace—that God has made available through His Son, Jesus (Ephesians 2:8).
We are to demonstrate the grace we have received by how we treat others, such as through how we communicate with them. The grace that is within us overflows into our words and acts (Colossians 3:16–17).
A by-product of the life of a Spirit-filled follower of Christ Jesus—the greatest of grace-givers—is learning to share the grace in our hearts with others.
The grace of God in our hearts motivates us to do good deeds.
🙏🏻 Dear heavenly Father, help us today to season our lives with grace.
References:
Barbara Starr, Obama Adviser Mistakes 4-star General for Waiter – CNN Politics
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/05/army.general/index.html
Accessed 18/03/2023
Bob Greene, 4-star General, 5-star Grace – CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/13/greene.gracious.gesture/index.html
Accessed 18/03/2023
