On my morning walk on March 21, the first day after the start of spring, I saw a sign by the Dairy Queen by my house: “Free Ice Cream Cone on March 20 to celebrate the first day of spring!” Then a few steps later, I saw a half eaten ice cream cone lying on the ground.
The sight of this free ice cream cone tossed to the ground brought to mind for me our struggle as humans with cheap grace. Here’s what the cheap grace approach looks like: God grants us grace—a free gift undeserved. Yet we devalue it, discard it, take it for granted, use what we want of it and care less about the rest.
What we should do instead is treasure it, savor it, appreciate the cost it took to offer this grace to us. It cost the life of Christ, who gave himself up for us on the cross, that we might enjoy the sweet taste of forgiveness for all of our sins. Consider today how amazing grace is, and never toss it aside.
