G.O.D. - Grace On Delivery

I am still on the topic of acronyms (I love acronyms) ;). Since this blog is all about God's grace, it just seems so appropriate that G.O.D should stand for Grace On Delivery. I have embedded the link to one of my favourite songs sung by Evie so you can enjoy it too. The title is Special Delivery. The first verse and the chorus are as follows:

Special Delivery Lyrics

Verse:

Never was anyone like Him, never will one be the same Tiny babe, an Infant King, Savior, we worship and honor the power of His name

Chorus:

He came special delivery, wrapped up in love, bound by a promise, sealed by a dove And filled with the spirit, carried by grace, you knew where He was goin', by the look on His face.

The lyrics are so beautiful, especially the chorus. God delivered His grace to us in the person of His beloved Son. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth". (John 1:14 NKJ). Jesus came wrapped up in love and carried by GRACE. John 1:17 tells us, "For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." The law was given (implying distance) but grace CAME in the person of Jesus. He came by special delivery, born of a virgin, the perfect and sinless embodiment of grace.

In an account in Luke 4, Jesus was in the synagogue on the Sabbath day:
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

18 “ The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”(Luke 4:17-19 NKJ)

When Jesus read up to here, He closed the book and sat down (verse 20). This is amazing, as the actual passage taken from Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1,2) did not end here. It ends with “And the day of vengeance of our God”. Jesus came to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, He came to proclaim God’s amazing grace! No more day of vengeance of our God. No wonder in verse 22, the people “marvelled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth.”

God delivered Jesus to be born into this world to show us what His definition of grace is. Grace demands nothing from the receivers but it cost the Giver His Son, His Only Son, the Son whom He loved. "He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32 NKJ)

Do you want to sign for the delivery?

Special Delivery - Evie