David Jeremiah (March 26, 2025) Daily Devotional: A Teacher Called Grace.
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us [to deny] ungodliness and worldly lusts. Titus 2:11-12
Recommended Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 - For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
One of the clearest examples of the awakening of faith leading to a changed life is when the Jewish leader Nicodemus approached Jesus with questions (John 3:1-21). That encounter illustrates what Paul wrote about in Titus 2:11-12 when he described the grace of God “teaching” us about a changed life. It raises the question, how does the grace of God teach us?
The grace of God appeared when Jesus came to earth and began to reveal God to man. Prior to Jesus’ appearing, mankind was the enemy of God in terms of behavior (Romans 3:10-18). But when Jesus began to teach, eyes and ears began to open. So the grace of God was manifested in the Person of Christ—His righteous life and anointing from God. Ephesians 2:8-10 says we are saved by grace “for good works.” That is, we were saved by grace, which has the power to change our lives.
Did your life change after you met Christ? Is it continuing to change? Ask God to open your eyes ever wider to see who you can become in Christ.
The Scriptures were not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives. D. L. Moody
