we can't earn it

Today in the One Year Bible, we learn about the need for God's grace in Romans 9:25-10:13. Paul tells us in no uncertain terms that there is no way that we can be good enough to be saved. No matter how holy our lives are, we can never be perfect. And perfect is what we must be to live forever.

Thankfully, God has made a way for that to happen. He has taken away our sins and enabled us to become His children. He says that those who were not formerly His children are now His chosen children.

So there's nothing we can do to earn our salvation. That doesn't mean we just sit back and let Him do all the work, though. He gives us the grace we need. But in response to that grace, we're expected to get to work. To make the world a better place. To help others find Him. To become the saints that He created us to be.

God, thanks for the grace that we need to even begin to be saved. Help us to do great good in response to that grace.