Grace meets us where we are, but doesn’t leave us where we are found.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” 2 Peter 3:18

We are saved by grace, but that is only the beginning – to grow in grace is to mature as a Christian. It’s not about what we do, but understanding what God does in us! It does not mean gaining more grace from God. God’s grace never increases; it is infinite, it cannot be more, and according to the nature of God, it could never be less. He gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him should be saved (John 3:16). How much more grace could there possibly be than that? But to grow in grace is to grow in our understanding of what Jesus did and to grow in our appreciation of the grace we have been given. The more we learn about Jesus, the more we will appreciate all He has done, and the more we appreciate His love and sacrifice for us, the more we will perceive the never-ending grace of God.