GRACE FOR THE MOMENT | THE GIFT IS GOD-GIVEN

1. Grace for the Moment

a) "Grace for the Moment" is a collection of thoughts that are inspirational. They are intended to encourage, to give hope, and to inspire the viewers.

b) Reading a thought can change the way you think about something.

2. Scripture Verse

i) James 1:17 New International Version (NIV)

¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 

3. Thoughts

a) The conclusion is unavoidable: self-salvation simply does not work. Man has no way to save himself.

b) But Paul announces that God has a way. Where man fails God excels. Salvation comes from heaven downward, not earth upward. "Every good action and perfect gift is from God" (James 1:17).

c) Salvation is God-given, God-driven, God-empowered, and God-originated. The gift is not from man to God. It is from God to man.