This morning’s blog hour of power brought to you by Mark…

“O to grace how great a debtor, daily I’m constrained to be”

This is a powerful line speaking on how we are compelled every day to be in Gods debt because of his grace. In Eph 2:8-9Eph 2:8-9
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
8 for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, that no man should glory.  

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

We are never to forget that everyday we need Gods unmerited favor in our lives, but it is also important for us to not only rely on the grace of God but move ahead into obedience through faith and act out what the Lord is telling us. Gods grace enslaves those that understand the power of it, but the freedom of that grace enables us to pursue the will of God for our lives and others. Constrained means imprisoned of confined forcefully. Romans 6:18-22Romans 6:18-22
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. ¹⁹ I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members [as] servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members [as] servants to righteousness unto sanctification. ²⁰ For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness. ²¹ What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. ²² But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.  

“And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” … “But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.”

Before we know the grace of God that sets us free, we are enslaved or constrained by our sin, but being imprisoned by grace allows us the freedom to; one bear fruit, and two, gain everlasting life.

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