Hebrews 11:13,16 (NIV) – “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 16 … they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.”
These were the heroes of God’s second chances that surround us, and who have gone before us living by faith in the grace that God would provide in the second chances.
How did they live forward and make the turn from failure into God’s blessing and calling? They didn’t get tied down to how this world deals with first failures. They didn’t settle for re-runs; instead, they chose to run this race in God’s grace by faith no matter the outcome.
God is not ashamed of his people, despite the failures because his second chances are always rooted not in our ability to get it right, but in the divine power of what his perfect Son Jesus Christ made right for us on the cross.
God’s second chances are momentous moments in our lives, but not just for us. They are to overflow through us so that others can see God’s amazing grace.
Prayer: Lord, may the gracious moments I receive from you impact those close to me, that they will know your grace and love for them. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Let’s worship and sing to “Gracefully Broken” by Matt Redman (click here).
– TR