Where sin increased, grace increased all the more.
Romans 5:20
Grace is not a gentle whisper that retreats in the face of evil. It is the roaring river of God’s goodness that floods injustice, transforms hardened hearts, and restores what was broken. Grace is God’s decisive action in a world of disorder. It is not passive pity—it is holy power.
In Romans 5:20, Paul writes, “But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” This isn’t just comfort for the guilty; it’s a declaration of hope for us all. God’s grace doesn’t ignore sin—it confronts it. It doesn’t excuse injustice—it overcomes it. Grace steps into the darkest places and declares that sin and death do not get the final word.
Eugene Peterson put it this way: “Grace is the most powerful force in the universe. It is God’s aggressive initiative to restore creation to its original beauty.” It is grace that takes the broken pieces of our lives and realigns them in Christ. We were rebels, but by grace, we are called children. We were far off, but by grace, we are brought near (Ephesians 2:13).
Henri Nouwen once wrote, “Grace is the voice that calls us to change and gives us the power to pull it off.” It is not cheap grace that overlooks evil, but costly grace that bleeds and rises to conquer it. It meets us in our lowest places and refuses to leave us unchanged. Grace calls us into the light, not just to be forgiven, but to be made whole.
Prayer
Gracious Father,
Thank You that where sin and injustice abound, Your grace abounds more. Thank You that Your love is not weak or sentimental, but fierce and redemptive. Confront the darkness in us with Your light. Transform our wounds with Your mercy. Use us to carry the message of hope to a broken world. Let us live daily in the wonder of grace—given, not earned; powerful, not passive. In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
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