A Cushion of Grace

I recently listened to someone reflect on God's undeserved grace in their life and how they had fallen on God's "cushion of grace". The idea of God's grace as a cushion that breaks our fall is such a beautiful picture of the sweet grace that we are shown through Jesus. It seems most appropriate to reflect on grace during this Christmas season. After all, isn't that what Christmas is all about? Jesus came to earth to save us from ourselves. 1 John 1:14 says that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." Jesus came, filled with grace and truth, to this hurting, broken world, to heal and free and redeem us. It was grace that caught this world when it was falling into eternity separated from God. It was His grace that made salvation and redemption of our lost and sinful souls a wonderful reality. And it is His grace that continues to sustain us and empower us to live new lives in Christ. Truly grace is most amazing! What an incredible gift we've been given in Jesus!