…He raised up David to be their king, of whom He testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’ Of this man’s offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as He promised. (Acts 13:22, 23 ESV)
Reason for Grace
By definition Grace is unearned favor, undeserved reward, and unmerited blessing. However, those aspects of Grace do not presuppose that God gives Grace for no reason whatsoever.
While WE might not know God’s purpose and reasons, He certainly does.
From our perspective, Grace might seem random and foolish. But God extends Grace to us because He has purposes, intentions, goals, and knowledge far beyond us.
We can see some hint of this in the case of King David. God chose David, not because David had already been God’s man… but because God knew David would do God’s will, and led genetically to the very Son of God Himself, Christ Jesus.
Yes, that whole ‘outside of time’ thing is confusing.
But we can see that David was not Graced because David earned it… but rather because God had an unspoken plan, an unannounced intention, an unstated understanding of who David was going to be.
God hinted at this, even, when selecting David as Israel’s next King. He said, “God looks at the heart” (I Samuel 17:7 ESV). Not referring to David’s cardiac muscles. But rather the unseen, the behind the scenes, the internal. The particular realm of God’s Spirit.
There is always reason for Grace. Never as reward, or obligation… but always because of God’s knowledge, providence, and love.
God’s reasons for Grace are a blessing.