A Glimpse – The Gambia

Do you know God’s grace? Here are 7 Bible verses to inspire you to understand this grace.

Romans 3:23-24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus

To understand God’s grace, we have to acknowledge that we have done what is wrong in God’s eyes. We have sinned. We are in need of forgiveness and redemption.

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

God’s grace is a free gift that doesn’t depend on any good deeds you have done. God’s grace is for all who believe in Jesus Christ.

James 4:6-7 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

In humility we turn to God and confess that we have done wrong. In humility we receive God’s grace and he will lift us up.

John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

God isn’t a distant God. He came to us and lived among us as one of us. Jesus is full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

You can come to Jesus, just as you are. He knows our weaknesses. Because of the grace of God, we are forgiven our sins.

Titus 3:4-7 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

We don’t earn or deserve God’s grace by our good deeds, but it’s given according to God’s own mercy. By grace we are saved through our faith and even become heirs to the kingdom of God.

Revelation 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.

This is the very last verse of the Bible and it reminds and expresses the wish for God’s grace be with you. “Amen” means “surely”, “truly” or “so be it.” We live by the hope and trust in God’s grace every day.

Kiisoo mu Alla la sooroo le ti

1 Waatoo sotota le nuŋ, ali faata ka bo niŋ ali la kebaara jawoolu niŋ junuboolu la, 2 ali taamata mennu la siloo la. Wo waatoo la, ali bulata ñiŋ duniyaa kuwolu nooma, ali ye maralilaa le nooma, meŋ semboo be maraloo la foñoo kono. Wo mu nooroo le ti, meŋ be dookuwo la moolu kono, mennu maŋ soŋ Alla ma. 3 M̀ fanaa nene tarata wo moolu kono le nuŋ ka m̀ balajaatoolu la hame kuwolu nooma. Ǹ tarata sondiŋ m̀ balajaatoolu niŋ ǹ na niidiyaa kuwolu le la. Wo kamma la, ǹ niŋ ǹ na hadamadiŋyaa mankutoo keta kasaaroo diŋolu le ti, ko hadamadiŋ koteŋolu bee be ñaameŋ.

4 Bari Alla, meŋ balafaa warata baake, a ye ǹ kanu niŋ a la kanu baa le la: 5 Hani biriŋ m̀ faata ǹ na junuboolu kamma la, a naata ǹ niŋ Kiristu* balundi ñoo la. Ali kiisata ka bo niŋ hiinoo le la! 6 A ye ǹ niŋ Yeesu wulindi ñoo la le, a ye ǹ niŋ a sindi Arijana dinkiraalu to Kiristu Yeesu kafuñooyaa kono. 7 A ye ñiŋ bee ke le, fo a la hiinoo la fanka baa aniŋ beteyaa, a ye meŋ soto ǹ ye Kiristu Yeesu kafuñooyaa kono, si yitandi jamaanoolu bee la, mennu be naa la.

8 Ali kiisata ka bo niŋ hiinoo le la, biriŋ ali ye lannoo soto. Ali la kata kuwolu maŋ a sii ali la, Alla la sooroo le mu. 9 Kiisoo maŋ naa ka bo niŋ ali la baara bete kewo la, fo moo kana kibiri noo. 10 Ntolu mu Alla la dookuwo le ti, a ye mennu daa ka bo niŋ Kiristu Yeesu la, ka baara betoolu ke, a ye mennu parendi nuŋ, fo ǹ si taama ì la.

Kiristu la kuwo ye Yahuudoolu niŋ moo koteŋolu ke kiliŋ ti

11 Ali hakiloo si bula ali la Alla lombaliyaa waatoo la. Ali maŋ wuluu Yahuudiyaa kono, mennu ka ali kumandi sunnabaloolu la, bari ì ka ì faŋolu kumandi sunnariŋolu la, hani wo sunnoo keta hadamadiŋ buloo doroŋ ne la. 12 Ali kana ñina ko, ali maŋ Kiristu la kafuñooyaa soto noo nuŋ, bari ali keta luntaŋolu le ti, mennu maŋ Banisirayila la bankudiŋyaa soto. Ali maŋ niyo soto kambeŋolu kono, Alla ye mennu laahidi. Ali maŋ jikoo soto ñiŋ duniyaa kono, aduŋ ali maŋ Alla loŋ.

13 Bari saayiŋ, ali be Kiristu Yeesu kafuñooyaa kono le: Alitolu mennu tarata jamfariŋ Alla la nuŋ, ali naata sutiyaa a la le ka bo niŋ Kiristu yeloo la.

14 Ate le mu ǹ na kayiroo ti, meŋ ye m̀ bee ke kiliŋ ti. A ye jawuyaa sansaŋo tiñaa le, meŋ be ntolu Yahuudoolu niŋ alitolu moo koteŋolu teema nuŋ. Ka bo niŋ a faŋo baloo diyo le la, 15 a ye Luwaa la yaamaroolu niŋ saratoolu tuutuu fo ǹ kana ke moo fula ti kotenke, bari a si ntolu niŋ alitolu daa moo kuta kiliŋ ti a faŋo kono. Ka bo niŋ wo siloo le la, a ye kayiroo naati. 16 A ye ntolu Yahuudoolu niŋ alitolu moo koteŋolu bee niŋ Alla diyandi le ka bo niŋ balajaata kiliŋ na, meŋ faata yiribantambiloo bala, a ye jawuyaa baŋ daameŋ. 17 A naata le ka kayiroo kibaari ali ye, alitolu mennu be jamfariŋ nuŋ, a ye kayiroo kibaari moolu fanaa ye le, mennu be sutiyaariŋ a la. 18 Ka bo niŋ ate le la, m̀ bee ye siloo soto ka futa Faamaa la, Noora kiliŋ kono.

19 Wo to, ali maŋ ke luntaŋolu niŋ tumarankewolu ti kotenke, bari ali mu bankudiŋñoolu le ti ali niŋ Alla la moo senuŋolu, aniŋ a la dimbaayaa. 20 A ye ali loo kiilaalu* niŋ kiilaariyaa kumafolaalu le la fondamaŋo kaŋ, Kiristu Yeesu faŋo mu bere kummaa baa ti daameŋ. 21 Ka bo niŋ ate le la, looroo bee timmata ñoo bala, aduŋ a ka tu yiriwaa la le ka ke buŋ senuŋo ti Maariyo kono. 22 Ate le kono alitolu fanaa loota ñoo la ka ke buŋo ti, Alla be sabatiriŋ daameŋ ka bo niŋ a la Nooroo la.

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