December 24, 2025 3:00 am
The concept of grace is revealed in the Bible through the stories of Mary and Noah, who found favor with God without earning it. Grace is a treasure that is found, and it brings eternal life through faith in the saving work of Christ. God finds and reveals himself to individuals, leading them to salvation and service.
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Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Mary and the Grace of God. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. Luke 1.30. This announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she had been chosen as the mother of the coming Savior contains the first mention in the New Testament of the Greek word for grace.
Mary was chosen, not for anything she had done, but because she had found grace. In a remarkable parallel, certainly implying divine inspiration, the first mention of grace in the Old Testament is also associated with the coming of a new dispensation in God's dealings with men. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Just as Mary found grace, so Noah had found grace. Grace is not something one earns or purchases.
Grace is a treasure that is found. When a person finally realizes that salvation is only by the grace of God, received through faith in the saving work of Christ, he or she has made the greatest discovery that could ever be made, for it brings eternal life. But there is an even greater dimension to the grace of God. When we do find grace, it is actually because God in His infinitely precious grace has found us and revealed to us the Saviour of our souls. Just as God found Moses in the desert and found Paul on the road to Damascus, then saved and called them to his service, so he finds us, and then we also find his saving grace.
Mary's discovery of God's grace and salvation through the coming of the seed of the woman into the world is revealed in her magnificent. My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. This could well have also been the testimony of Noah long ago. But it surely should be the testimony of each of us who has found grace. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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