“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2

The establishment of Doctrinal Grace in the Bible, by divine inspiration, clearly sets forth the eternal truth that the Children of God were, and are, saved by grace. Paul tells us that we are “…justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus…” (Rom. 3:24), and we hold to that wonderful truth in our lives. Ephesians 2:8 also expounds that salvation is by grace, and grace alone. Paul also spends time discussing “the free gift” (grace) in the 5th chapter of Romans, until he brings us to the conclusion that “…where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” So, with just a few verses, we see that the Bible clearly teaches that our eternal home is secured by the grace of the Almighty; heaven is our home, because of His grace! We also have a place where grace reigns in our lives now!

My dear friends, grace isn’t something that is awaiting us in the future; grace is something that we have possession of right here and now! Not only is our eternal home through the grace of our Lord, but our lives are meant to be lived by grace!

Our text hinges on the verses before and after (remember… context!) describing the life we now live. In fact, Paul spends a great deal of time in the 4th chapter covering the faithfulness of Abraham and declares that the promise is by “…faith, that it might be by grace!” So how do we stand in this grace today? Well, we have access to it by faith!

This same Apostle prayed three times for the thorn to be removed from him and the Lord replied each time “My grace is sufficient for thee.” That’s what the verses AFTER our text point out – that the Lord’s grace is ALWAYS sufficient for our daily lives! We have grace for our trials! We have grace for our sorrows! We have grace for our rejoicing! We have a grace in which we stand day in and day out in order that we might live our lives “…soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.” (Titus 2:12) If we are, by faith (God-given faith, I might add), standing in THIS grace, then we experience that His grace is ALWAYS sufficient for our lives. His grace blesses us to stand in that grace!

Paul gives us warning, though, about walking away from this grace in which we stand:

“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:” Galatians 1:6

To move away from the grace by which we are called is stepping out of the grace in which we live! This is not to say we put our eternal home in jeopardy – we know that’s an impossibility – but, if this is the case, we would find ourselves being drawn away from the grace we in which we stand and instead find ourselves standing on sinking sand!

But I like what James says, “…he giveth more grace…”. Dear friends, there is plenteous grace found in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace to live by, grace to die by, and grace in all eternity!

My grandfather wrote:

Grace is the Gospel’s glorious song.
It sings of Jesus and His love
Sung by redeemed and blood-washed throng
Around the great, white throne above

Yes, my friends, the “song” of the Gospel is grace! We sing it because we have it! We have it now, and our eternal home is ours because of it! While we live in this world, may God give us Grace to stand in His Grace!