What is Grace?

This morning our pastor was talking about grace. He told of Ken Blanchard, the management expert, meeting Peter Drucker, the even better known management guru. It happened just after Drucker accepted Christ as Savior. Blanchard asked him why he became a Christian and Drucker responded with something to the effect of, "It's the only place you can find grace." That is simple, but incredibly profound...and TRUE!

Our pastor gave a great example of grace. A family kept telling their son that he needed to get home in time for dinner, yet he kept coming home late. Finally, the boy's mother told him to be home on time or he would get bread and water for dinner. That night, sure enough, he got home late. He walked in and could immediately tell that it was his favorite dinner, roast beef and potatoes. He sat down and his mother brought out a plate and glass...bread and water. Nothing else on the plate, nothing else in the glass. He sat there looking at his plate and then looked over at his dad's plate, piled high with meat and potatoes. His father looked at him and didn't say anything. When his mother sat down, his father got up, picked up the boy's plate of bread and glass of water, and then set down his own plate, full of meat and potatoes, in front of the boy. That night, his father ate a piece of bread, and drank a glass of water, while the boy ate very well...and the boy never forgot what grace is.