November 9, 2024 Daily Devotion

By Your Grace God, I Am What I Am

By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective.

1 Corinthians 15:10

The apostle Paul dramatic conversion speaks to the power and grace of God. While persecuting Christians, he used his elite education, the respect of religious leaders, and the authority to arrest Christians wherever he found them. Yet, when God intervened, Paul realized that his zeal had led him astray as he had been persecuting Jesus himself! Filled with God’s power and grace, Paul the great enemy became Paul the great apostle!

So Paul’s testimony is credible. By the grace of God you are what you are, he tells you: a beloved child of God. That grace is powerful and effective; it fills you with God’s love and mercy. It has changed you, and it is changing you today. Each day is a new beginning. Only Jesus Christ can change your heart.