God's Grace

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8

This was sent to me by a friend. He received it from another friend on the internet, and the original author is unknown.

Heaven's Grocery Store

As I was walking down life's

highway many years ago

I came upon a sign that read

Heaven's Grocery Store.

When I got a little closer

the doors swung open wide

And when I came to myself

I was standing inside.

I saw a host of angels.

They were standing everywhere

One handed me a basket and said

"My child shop with care."

Everything a human needed

was in that grocery store

And what you could not carry

you could come back for more.

First I got some Patience.

Love was in that same row.

Further down was Understanding,

you need that everywhere you go.

I got a box or two of Wisdom

and Faith a bag or two.

And Charity of course

I would need some of that too.

I couldn't miss the Holy Ghost

It was all over the place.

And then some Strength and Courage

to help me run this race.

My basket was getting full but

I remembered I needed Grace,

And then I chose Salvation for

Salvation was for free

I tried to get enough of that

to do for you and me.

Then I started to the counter

to pay my grocery bill,

For I thought I had everything

to do the Masters will.

As I went up the aisle I saw

Prayer and put that in,

For I knew when I stepped outside

I would run into sin.

Peace and Joy were plentiful,

the last things on the shelf.

Song and Praise were hanging near

so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the angel "Now how much do I owe?"

He smiled and said "Just take them everywhere you go."

Again I asked "Really now, How much do I owe?"

"My child " he said, "God paid your bill a long long time ago."

Prayer: My dearest Jesus, You paid the price for my sin and give me the grace I need but never deserved. If I gave all I had, it would never be enough.  Thank you for all the gifts you give, but especially for grace. Amen

Reprinted with permission from “Faithfully Devoted to God”, a devotional written by Lori Snyder-Sloan and family.