God's Grace

"But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more..." --Romans 5:20 (NKJV)

I've been studying these words as of late, they are perhaps the most beautiful words in all of scripture. So many times, I think I have screwed up beyond repair and that the grace of God cannot find me in the darkness that I find myself. But this verse encourages us and throws our senses for a loop. Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more! Where sin is a '1', grace is infinity + '1'
God's grace will always be sufficient to cover our transgressions. That got me thinking as to why we don't always believe it. I think it comes down to pride. Inside we think that our sins are too great and that we must fix them ourselves. We got ourselves into this mess, so we must "un-sin" and than we will be okay. God's free gift of grace & salvation just don't make human sense to us. "I've got to save myself! God's work on the cross might be okay for some people but He doesn't know what I'm like and all the stuff I do. No...I've got to try and fix myself. Start doing good things and be a good person..."
No matter how hard we try, we cannot help ourselves. No matter how independent and determined I am, it will not earn me grace and salvation. Only to realize that where I fail, God's grace succeeds. I come before my Saviour Jesus Christ and accept His grace.

Well I messed up, feel like I can't even lift my eyes up
Covering this stain that I'm ashamed of, the way I take advantage of your love
And I'm terrified, stand before your throne with blood on my hands
I realize it's only by your blood that I can

I knew that is where I'd find you
I don't have to remind you of all the times I've failed you
I knew that is where I'd find you
So this is where I've come to, there's nothing else I can do

I'm confessing I'm up to my ears in transgression
Is this the way I thank you for a blessing?
I know it's hard to tell but I am trying
So here I am with nothing to say for myself
Once again, to plead the blood and nothing else

So here I am with nothing to say for myself
Once again, to plead the blood and nothing else

I knew that is where I'd find you
I don't have to remind you of all the times I've failed you
I knew that is where I'd find you
So this is where I've come to, there's nothing else I can do

~Supertones "Where I Find You"