Unlimited Grace

“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.” (Eph 4:7 AV)

Trying to pin down exactly how this grace is manifested is difficult.  Some writers assign this grace to the gifts spoken of in 1Cor12 and Rom12.  Others write this grace is grace for holy living.  Another is the grace given to each individual as it affects the whole body of Christ.  Not able to specifically assign the manifestation of this grace, perhaps we can apply it to all manifestations of God’s grace.  That which was particularly impressive to me was the measure of this grace.  This grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.  To this, most writers agree.  The gift of Christ and all we receive from our salvation cannot be numbered.  Some can be named, but many cannot be identified.  That is, much of what God does for us will not be known on this side of glory.  It is important to remember God’s grace is unlimited.  It may be applied in a limited way, but grace itself is unlimited.  We can never run out of grace.

In the early age of computers and the internet, I downloaded this simple game that had a glitch.  The point of the game, like most, was to amass a high score.  In this game, the score was kept in dollars.  After playing this game for several months, I inadvertently made a choice that resulted in a win and accumulated a large sum of money.  The next time I played and the same scenario repeated, I played my option the same way.  Again, I was awarded a  large amount of money.  To make this work, the player has to realize some calculated losses, but when a certain set of circumstances arose, the player made the same choice and it resulted in the same return.  I played this game the same way for almost a year but soon lost interest because the return was guaranteed and losing the game was not a possibility.  Without risk, the game became boring.  My sons still remember me playing that game almost twenty-five years ago.

This is how God’s grace works.  There is so much we have been given and at no time does God remove His grace from the child of God.  Even His correction is an extension of His grace.  Like the game above, He may give His grace in measure.  He may not dump all His grace on us all at once.  It is given as needed.  But at no time does it run out.  We may think we have done nothing right and God’s wrath is always upon us, but that is simply not true.  As Christ has been given to those who desire Him, grace has also never abated.  God's grace is unlimited and eternal and we are always under His grace.