Access Code

I had a loud wake up call this morning as I’m stumbling into the kitchen my normal sleepy stupor.  One of my boys had set the security system and accidentally (I hope!) set the motion sensor. That ear-piercing alarm scared the crap out of me and freaked me out a good bit. At times like that, I’m so out of it, I can barely remember the code to shut the darn thing off. Then I try to find my phone to report the false alarm. I can’t remember the code to open my phone (which is not the same code to shut off the alarm!) and all of this before my first cup of coffee. My hands were shaking not because of fear, but my heart was racing because I couldn’t get my mind awake. You’d think after that 150db alarm, I’d be awake! The alarm company calls me first and I tell them all is well – even though my heart is racing after that madness! After getting my coffee started, I opened the Word to Romans 5 and Paul talks about our access to God. This passage blessed my heart and directed my thoughts to gratitude for such grace. Check this out….

6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:1-8 NIV)

I have to say that this never gets old to me! I love being showered with the amazing Grace of God.  I can have peace with God every minute, every hour of every day through Jesus. He became the sacrifice/payment for my sin. I have the ticket to Eternal Life with God through Jesus. I also have the secret code to the abundant life before eternal life!  Through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, I can walk in faith through my everyday normal life as a Husband, Dad and Friend/Realtor. The components of this life are no longer a mystery because I have the access code. The bad things that happen build me and the good things that happen bless me. I am wide awake – eyes wide open – basking in the glow of grace this morning! BTW, I think my heart rate is getting back to normal too!