Consider this: : We live in a “just in time” society. Manufacturers have developed delivery systems that get the product to the end user just in time to avoid costly inventory .This innovative product management system has been applied to information retrieval, education, and even parenting! Whatever our need, our God is always there, and just in time, to get us through any crisis or challenge. It has been said: “Obedience to Jesus Christ is essential, but not compulsory.” God never coerces or insists on being our Master. He never forces us to obey His laws. We do not receive God's grace because we have kept His laws. No one has been able to keep them perfectly except Jesus Christ. We receive God’s grace as a free gift. Yet, what God can do with us when we feel weak— through times of illness, discouragement, or what seems to be failure— is a testimony to His grace. No one fully comprehends the grace of God in the middle of financial struggles, marital conflict, or problems with children, but His grace makes the unbearable bearable! His promises never fail. He is always just in time.

Discuss: When we set aside our own agendas in favor of God's agenda, feelings of disappointment with God will dissipate because we know that all of God's purposes will be accomplished. We will draw closer to each other because we will be united in the same goal, rather than competing for God's favor. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

The law tells me how crooked I am.
Grace comes along and straightens me out.
DWIGHT LYMAN MOODY (1837–1899)

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