DAILY DEVOTION MCZ MISSION DEPARTMENT
Titus 2:11
[11]For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
*God’s grace brings salvation to all people* .
Paul says that the appearance of God’a grace brought “salvation to all men.” The err by translating that God’s grace has appeared to all men. That never has been true, in that there have always been many that have never heard of God’s grace in Jesus Christ.Rather, Paul means that God’s grace that appeared in the person of Christ offers salvation to all that hear of it.
In the context, Paul has just spoken of various groups: older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and slaves.So when he goes on to say that God’s grace brings salvation to all men, he means, “to all types of people, including those whom the world despises, even to slaves.”
No one is beyond the reach of God’s grace.This does not mean that all people are saved or will be saved. The Bible is uniformly clear that there are two separate, final destinations for all people. Those who by God’s grace believe in Jesus Christ as Savior will go to heaven. Those who do not believe in Christ will pay the penalty of eternal separation from God in hell.
Paul says that God’s grace brings salvation to all people. You don’t need salvation unless you are losty and you know that you’re lost. If you think that you’re doing just fine on your own or that you’re going to be able to make it on your own with a little more effort, you won’t cry out for a Savior to deliver you. As Jesus said (Luke 5:32), “I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” By “the righteous,” Jesus meant, “the self-righteous.” The self-righteous Pharisees did not see their need for a Savior.
Prayer
Lord Jesus , I pray that your sufficient grace may be upon my life, Amen.
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