Jay: Thankful For Grace

Wow, I am only a few chapters into "Why Grace Changes everything" the whole concept of Grace is something that I have a hard time grasping sometimes, but even more so just how truly Holy our Lord is. I am so thankful that the Lord has provided a way to have fellowship with him through Jesus; otherwise we would have no chance even approaching the throne of our God who is so Pure and Holy. To him our righteousness is like filthy rags, we have nothing to bring, no merit on our own. We can only approach God and have fellowship with him through the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am so thankful that God knows us so well, He knows our condition, no matter how hard we try we fall short. Because of this, by His grace he provided a way! thank you Jesus! My heart goes out to all those that are caught in the trap of self-righteousness, trying to work their way into the presence of the only God, pure and Holy God; what a disappointing state to be in. I often wonder why certain individuals think they will somehow make themselves righteous enough to meet Gods standard. Jesus is the only one that walked this earth and lived a perfect life, free of sin. No one else can make that claim. Gods standard "Perfection" ........ Jesus is perfection.