Grace That Reigns in Life

Where sin abounds, grace overflows—and life triumphs.

Sin spread when the Law was given. But where sin spread, God’s loving-favor spread all the more. - Romans 5:20 [Romans 5:15-17, 20-21]

Our world seems to grow heavier with each passing day — headlines, disasters, destruction. Sometimes it feels as though death itself has covered the earth. And in those moments — when the weight of the world or the pain in our own lives begins to surface — what do we do? Do we choose to deny, to disbelieve, to stop trusting? And, don’t get me wrong - I know we all feel tempted to feel this way. But we don’t… No. Instead, we choose to live in the grace and forgiveness of our God. We choose to dwell in the place where His grace defeated sin. We choose to remain in the presence of a powerful and faithful God. A God that heals even through the destruction. A God who forgives even after horrific headlines. A God that loves even when we question if the world has lost love altogether

This grace is beyond undeserved. We look at our heavy world and pass judgment on the people or things that created such destruction. And that alone causes destruction, division and separation. We ourselves become a part of the problem. We continue to spread sin against the given law, which creates more space for God’s grace.

As the world continues to overflow with sin, we are reminded of this promise in Romans 5:20: as sin increases, God does not shrink back — He grows greater still. His grace covers death. His grace overflows and fills every dark space with light and life. And it’s there, in that abundance of grace, that we find triumph.

Consider how God continues to show up in ever-widening spaces. Maybe it begins quietly in a classroom, then spreads into the community… and before long, it’s reaching headlines. The Lord permeates every corner of the world, and suddenly the doors of faith are flung wide open for all to see.

When we step back and see just how much grace God has poured out over this earth, we become less aware of the death and sin that once tried to reign. Because we know — and we stand confident — that our God will always triumph. There is such deep comfort in knowing that even as our world feels heavier with loss, we are covered by an even greater blanket of the Lord’s grace and forgiveness.

As we continue to journey through this Advent season, I encourage you to look at those headlines not with despair, but with triumph — knowing that God’s grace will overflow beyond the darkness of those stories, and His forgiveness will continue to grow through the revival that follows.