Amazing Grace

For He chose us in Him, before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love, He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will- to the praise of God's glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have redemption, through His blood the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace, that He has lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- Ephesians 1:4-8

This is one of the verses I decided to memorize for my trip to Africa. It's cool, isn't it!
God has shown me such amazing grace. He has forgiven my every sin and made me holy and blameless in His sight. I can't even imagine, me, a sinner that doesn't deserve even that God knows who I am, coming into the presence of God- a perfect God who is holy and has never sinned- and He looking at me and seeing no sins, no soot, no dirt, but just the wonderful love of Jesus and His blood that has cleansed me and made me clean. And then saying come here, my child, for I want to be your Father! He knows that I sinned. He knows that I'm not worthy. But He also knows that I have accepted Jesus and that I have been cleansed by Him. But He still wants to be with me and have a relationship with me! I was once blind- I didn't know how wonderful God's grace and love was- but now I see!