Peace is only found when we are reconciled to Father God. Every thought of distance, of separation, of sin, of unworthiness just makes us dull to the reality of our reconciliation. Every thought of "God will get you for that" and "Don"t mess with God or He will smite you" does not produce in people the fear of the Lord but simply fear of approaching God full stop. Greatness of character is shown in how merciful we are not how judgemental we can be. God makes sure His mercy is triumphant over judgement.

God wants us free from labels and opinions that others try to place on us.

God names us not according to our challenge or weakness or sin but according to His Grace and kindness towards us, and according to His purpose for us.

Empowering Grace speaks of God’s ability to help us say no to stuff that destroys us and it also reminds us to focus on our face to face relationship with Christ that defines our life and decisions,

In September and October we are looking at grace and identity in our gatherings so the blog posts under that topic will be posted to as a small addition to this topic.