Lent Day 19: March 30

I thank Ed Olney for his reflection this morning on costly grace.

Lenten Reflection for Day 19

Date: Wednesday March 30, 2011

Author: Ed Olney

Bible Passage:

1 Corinthians 6:20 (NRSV)

²⁰ For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.

Reflection: Verse 19 sets up this passage (20) very nicely: "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?" It is clear that we should take care of the temple within us because it is God's. This is why it is so important to nourish our spiritual body weekly through church attendance and even daily through devotions. "It was bought with a price" - God's own Son who saves us from our sins through His grace. "By grace are you saved by faith, not of yourself...."

Our salvation was bought with a price, Jesus Christ. However, this costly grace is free for us.

Prayer: Thank you, O God, for the costly grace you have offered me freely and which has made me a disciple of Jesus. Amen