{"id":26560,"date":"2015-07-02T00:15:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=26560"},"modified":"2015-07-01T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T16:50:32","slug":"call-it-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/02\/call-it-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Call It Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>{ hi there! \u00a0i would love to encourage you to listen to the entire length of the video attached below. \u00a0the first few minutes are a wonderful sharing by Chad Mattson of Unspoken about the impact God\u2019s grace has made in his life. \u00a0if perhaps you don\u2019t have the time right now, click ahead to 6:45 where the song begins.<\/em> \u00a0&lt;3 \u00a0}<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s the light that pierces through you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To the darkest hidden place<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It knows your deepest secrets<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But it never looks away<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s the gentle hand that pulls you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">From the judgement of the crowd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When you stand before them guilty<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And you got no way out<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Some may call it foolish and impossible<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>But for every heart it rescues, it\u2019s a miracle<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>It\u2019s nothing less than scandalous<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>This Love that took our place<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Just call it what it is, call it grace<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Call it grace<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s the breath that\u2019s breathing new life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Into what we thought was dead<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s the Favor that takes orphans<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Placing crowns upon their heads<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s the Hope for our tomorrow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Rock on which we stand<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It\u2019s a strong and mighty fortress<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Even hell can\u2019t stand against<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Amazing, unshaking<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is grace, this is grace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Unchanging, unfailing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is grace, this is grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dZaDODxwYAI?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Unspoken<\/em><br \/>\nChad Mattson, Mike Gomez, Jon Lowry, and Ariel Munoz<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I just love the attributes attached to grace that the guys of <strong>Unspoken<\/strong> sing about\u2014<span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"><em>amazing\u2026unshaking\u2026unchanging\u2026unfailing<\/em><\/span>\u2014don\u2019t you? \u00a0Grace IS each of these things because the Giver of grace, our Sovereign Almighty God, IS all of those things.<\/p>\n<p>The following are a few passages from the New Testament that are so encouraging and humbling as they remind us of the grace God has shown to us! \u00a0Each of them speaks clearly of the\u00a0\u00a0\u2018<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>amazing, unshaking<\/em><\/span> (steadfast, unwavering), <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">unchanging, unfailing<\/span><\/em>\u2019 nature of our great God.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So when God desired to show more convincingly\u00a0to the heirs of the Promise the unchangeable character of His purpose,\u00a0He guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things,\u00a0in which it is impossible for God to lie,\u00a0we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement\u00a0to hold fast to the hope set before us. \u00a0We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hebrews 6:17-19<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So too at the present time there is a remnant, selected (chosen) by \u00a0grace (by God\u2019s unmerited favor and graciousness). \u00a0But if it is by grace (His unmerited favor and graciousness), it is no longer conditioned on works or anything men have done. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace [it would be meaningless].\u00a0For God\u2019s gifts and His call are irrevocable. \u00a0[He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Romans 11:5-6, 29 AMP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ\u2014by grace you have been saved\u2014and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. \u00a0And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ephesians 2:4-9<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has given grace upon grace upon grace to His people throughout the ages. \u00a0He <em><strong>always<\/strong> has been<\/em> and <em><strong>always<\/strong> will be<\/em> a grace-giving God! \u00a0Truly our eternal future is totally dependent on the truth and fact that He IS\u00a0 \u2018<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>amazing, unshaking (steadfast, unwavering), unchanging, unfailing<\/em><\/span>\u2019 !<\/p>\n<p>There is a famous quote attributed to a 16th century believer, John Bradford. Whether Bradford truly is the one who spoke this phrase into infamy or not, I believe we all have voiced a similar thought many times!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThere but for the grace of God go I!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the world considers this a fatalistic way of thinking\u2026but the Apostle Paul believed just the same thing. \u00a0Paul clearly recognized the value and magnitude of the grace that was given to him! \u00a0Writing to the Corinthian church regarding Jesus\u2019 appearances after His Resurrection, he said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He &lt;Jesus&gt; appeared to me also. For I am the least of the apostles,<br \/>\nand not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.<br \/>\nBut by the grace of God I am what I am,<br \/>\nand His grace toward me did not prove vain;<br \/>\nbut I labored even more than all of them,<br \/>\nyet not I, but the grace of God with me.<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 15:8-10<\/p>\n<p>And we too, who are recipients of MUCH of God\u2019s <span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"><em>amazing, unshakable, unchanging, unfailing grace,<\/em><\/span>\u00a0we know this is a foundational truth of our lives. \u00a0\u2018But for the grace of God\u2019 each of our lives would look much different! \u00a0(<em>I hear your \u2018Amen!\u2019<\/em>) \u00a0Grace cannot be earned\u2026so just call it what it is\u2014<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><em>call it \u00a0grace<\/em><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">May I pray the very last benediction given in the Scriptures over each of you\u2026<br \/>\n<em><strong>The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. \u00a0Amen.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Revelation 22:21<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{ hi there! \u00a0i would love to encourage you to listen to the entire length of the video attached below. \u00a0the first few minutes are a wonderful sharing by Chad Mattson of Unspoken about the impact God\u2019s grace has made in his life. \u00a0if perhaps you don\u2019t have the time right now, click ahead to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[7354,7349,7355,7346,7345,1287,425,7351,4932,7357,7353,7352,7356,7350,7348,7347,5226],"class_list":["post-26560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-1-corinthians-158-10","tag-amazing","tag-apostle-paul-knew-gods-grace-toward-him","tag-call-it-grace","tag-ephesians-24-9-coleen-hayden","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-hebrews-617-19","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-revelation-2221","tag-romans-1129","tag-romans-115-6","tag-there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-i","tag-unchanging","tag-unfailing","tag-unshakable","tag-unspoken","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-6Uo","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26560"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26564,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26560\/revisions\/26564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}