Key Takeaway
Grace is a costly, blood-bought rescue in Jesus: it not only saves us from death but empowers and changes how we live day by day. Today, you can receive the rescue Jesus has paid for, and let that grace both save and sustain your life.
It seemed as though the entire world was on the edge of its seat tuning into the news on August 5, 2010. Everyone watched the story unfold as 33 miners remained trapped 2300 feet below surface level in dire need of rescue. It would take sixty-nine days following the collapse before a rescue operation began to bring the miners up, one at a time.
Nothing in their own power could have rescued them from the situation they were in. The miners, unable to save themselves, needed external help. And the same is true for us.
Grace works when we come to a realization we can't get out.
We're not smart enough.
We can't do enough good things.
We're not able to fix every rocky situation in our lives.
We don’t need a system; we need a Savior.
The truth is: sin does not make us bad. Sin makes us spiritually dead.
This is not a shock value statement—it's a reality we find throughout Scripture.
Look at Genesis 3. We have a sin problem, one that has plagued us from the very beginning.
But the story doesn't stop there. John 3:16 tells us that God so loved us that He paved the way for the relationship that sin tore apart to be bridged in the person of Jesus. We who were once dead because of sin have been made alive by Christ.
This is radical grace.
Discussion Questions
The miners couldn’t save themselves—they needed outside help. How does this story illustrate our spiritual condition apart from Jesus? (Ephesians 2:1–5)
Grant said “Sin does not make us bad. Sin makes us spiritually dead.” How does this change the way we understand the seriousness of sin?
In Genesis 3, humanity’s first sin created separation from God. How do you see the effects of that separation still playing out in our world today?
If grace begins with realizing we can’t get out on our own, why do you think it’s sometimes so hard for people to admit their need for God’s help?
What does it mean to be “made alive in Christ”? How have you personally experienced this new life? (Colossians 2:13–14)
In your own words, what makes God's grace towards you so radical?
