You Deserve Better

⇒ CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me

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"So what exactly is grace and why does it matter?" I wanted to go straight to the media department to get straight to what my job. This is one place i can honestly say my mind is focused on God, it helps that ace hasn't been to church in i dont know how long so i know that i wont randomly bump into him on the way,

But on my way here pastor Davis stopped me and told me to skip the media this week and go into the main church hall to be with the rest, what can i say to him? No? So i tightened my prayer scarf as i sat at the back of the hall,

I am met with a few faces that are clearly wondering where i have been but i try and focus on the word, pulling out my pen and my notepad to take notes of Pastor Davis's message on grace.

"Grace is one of the most misunderstood concepts in the body of Christ. When people hear the word grace they believe it means that they now have an excuse to do whatever they please and act however they choose because God's grace has covered their sins." He paces around the altar in his brown dressy shirt and black suit bottoms, His hands are pressed together as he scans the congregation.

"Grace is not an excuse, it is an understanding." He exclaims pointing to the crowd, the wide screen zooms in on him as the church hum under their breath to him in response.

"Grace is God saying that i understand that you are the weaker vessels, i understand that none of you are able to fulfill the law so therefore i give you this gift of grace through my son, he will be the one to do what you can not do." He speaks stopping in place to focus on us,

I write down almost every word in my notepad,

"So i say to you, how do you treat God's grace? As one who abuses it, or one who treats it as a gift. Do you truly understand the blessing that is the grace of God? No, you don't because you continue to go back to that sin that he warned you about, because you continue in your drunken ways, living how you please and not how he has called you to. How can you say you understand grace if you don't even respect it?" The crowd woo'd him shaking their heads to themselves but i can't get passed the conviction of it all.

"Give me galatians 2:20" He turns back walking towards the pulpit and looking down at his bible, the verse pops up on the wide screen

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." he reads out emphasizing the words that he plans to make a point with,

I watch along with so much interest, Lord i am so ready for you to speak what you need me to hear.

"It says, you have been crucified with Christ, does it not?" The church responds with a unified yes to him as he points to the screen,

"so tell me church, how can one be crucified with Christ and yet be living comfortably in sin? How is it possible to be in the presence of the savior and not only that but to be crucified with him and still not bat your eye whenever sin comes your way?" he asks leaning over the pulpit,

"For if you have been crucified with Christ as you truly claim to be, then there is no longer any you. There is no longer any maleek." He says pointing to his chest,