Inspired by “I Made Room for Grace” by Sue Riley): When I stumble, I won’t be defeated, since I make room for grace.
I stop resisting. I make room for grace.
I just step aside, open up a space, and make room for grace.
Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.
Responsive Reading for November 13
“For a sun and shield is the LORD God, bestowing all grace and glory. The LORD withholds no good thing from those who walk without reproach. O LORD of hosts, happy are those who trust in you!” (Psalm 84:12-13).
When I stumble, I won’t be defeated, since I make room for grace.
God “bestows a greater grace; . . . God . . . gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
I stop resisting. I let God’s love express through me. I make room for grace.
“By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder . . . ; not I, however, but the grace of God (that is) with me” (I. Corinthians 15:10).
I just step aside, open up a space, and make room for grace.
“Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. Therefore, we are not discouraged; . . . our inner self is being renewed day by day” (I. Corinthians 4:15-16).
Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.