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.

Yeesu le la kuwo warata Annabilayi Musa ti

1 Wo to baadiŋolu*, Alla ye mennu seneyandi, aniŋ ali ye ali niyo soto a la kumandiroo to: Ali ali la miiroolu deŋ Yeesu la, ǹ ka seedeyaa ke meŋ na kuwo to ko, ate mu kiilaa* niŋ piriisi* kuntii baa le ti ǹ ye. 2 A foroyaata Alla ma le, meŋ ye a tomboŋ, ko Musa fanaa foroyaata Alla ma, Alla la dimbaayaalu kono ñaameŋ. 3 Bari hani wo, Yeesu le jarita buuñaa niŋ horomoo la ka tambi Musa la. A be le ko buŋ loolaa ye buuñaa soto ka tambi buŋo faŋo la ñaameŋ. 4 Buŋ-wo-buŋ, moo le ka a loo, bari meŋ ye feŋolu bee daa, wo mu Alla le ti.

5 Tooñaa, Musa foroyaata a la dookuwo to Alla la dimbaayaalu bee kono le, bari a keta dookuulaa doroŋ ne ti. A la dookuwo ka seedeyaa ke kuwolu le to, Alla be mennu fo la ñaato. 6 Bari Kiristu* mu Dinkewo le ti, aduŋ a foroyaata Alla ma le, meŋ ye a la dimbaayaalu bee karafa a ma. Ntolu mu a la dimbaayaalu le ti, niŋ ǹ tuta bambandiŋ dankeneyaa niŋ jikoo kono, ǹ ka kibiri meŋ na.

Dandalaaroo, lannabaliyaa la kuwo to

7 Wo kamma la, Noora Kuliŋo ye a fo le ko:

“Bii luŋo la, niŋ ali ye a kaŋo moyi,

8 ali kana ali sondomoolu jandi

komeŋ ali la alifaa foloolu

mennu balanta m ma,

kotoboroo waatoo la,

biriŋ ì be keñewuloo* kono.

9 Ali mumuñolu ye n na muñoo daŋo kotobo jee le to,

hani ì ye n na baara kuu baalu je 10 fo sanji taŋ naani.

Wo le ye a tinna n kamfaata ì la kuwo la, aduŋ n ko,

‘Ì ka tu fili la ì sondomoolu kono le doroŋ,

ì nene maŋ n na siloo loŋ.’

11 Bituŋ n kamfaariŋo kalita ì ye ko,

ì nene te duŋ na n na dahaa kono.”

12 Baadiŋolu, ali ali hakiloo tu fo moo-wo-moo kana tara ali kono, meŋ ye jawuyaa niŋ lannabaliyaa soto a sondomoo kono, kaatu wo le ka a tinna, moo ka a koo dii Alla baluuriŋo la. 13 Wo noo to, ali si ñoo wakiilindi luŋ-wo-luŋ, fo junuboo la neeneeroo kana siloo soto ka moo-wo-moo sondomoo jandi. Ali kana i dahaa wo la bii, waraŋ siniŋ saama, baawo luŋolu bee be kumandi la bii luŋo le la. 14 M̀ be ke la niisotolaalu le ti Kiristu fee, niŋ ǹ loota bambandinke ǹ na dankeneyaa kono fo labandulaa to, ko m̀ be ñaameŋ biriŋ foloodulaa to. 15 Wo le ye a tinna a fota Kitaabu Senuŋo kono ko:

“Bii luŋo la, niŋ ali ye a kaŋo moyi,

ali kana ali sondomoolu jandi

komeŋ ali la alifaa foloolu

mennu balanta m ma.”

16 Jumaalu le mu wo moolu ti, mennu ye Alla kaŋo moyi, bari wo ñaa-wo-ñaa, ì balanta a ma? Fo ì maŋ ke wo moolu le ti baŋ, Musa ye mennu bondi Misira? 17 Aduŋ Alla kamfaata jumaalu le la kuwo la fo sanji taŋ naani? Fo a maŋ ke wo moolu le ti baŋ, mennu ye junuboo ke, aduŋ ì furewolu tuta keñewuloo kono? 18 Alla ye i kali jumaalu le la kuwo to ko, ì nene te duŋ na a la dahaa kono? A ye a fo wo moolu le ye, mennu maŋ a la yaamaroo muta. 19 Wo to, ŋà a je le ko, ì la lannabaliyaa ye ì bali le ka duŋ Alla la dahaa kono.

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