Grace now sits on the throne where sin and death once reigned.  Humankind is now living with a new reality.  “As sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:21 (NASB).  N. T. Wright reminds us that the reign of grace is the reign of the Kingdom of God.  The essence of the Kingdom is grace, not law.  This grace is love offered as kindness and forgiveness to all.  May grace reign in you and in all the networks you have with those around you.  It is the telltale sign of Kingdom citizens.

(You are reading from the book “Captives Of Love”, by H. Lamar Smith.)