Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes by June Hunt Read Free Book Online

of the receiver. Therefore, when God extends His mercy, He naturally expresses His heart of compassion.
    God has given you, His child, an invaluable coin of compassion. One side is engraved with grace, the other is minted with mercy. Throughout your life He extends both grace (giving you what you do not deserve—liberation) and mercy (not giving you what you do deserve—condemnation).
    You can’t buy the coin—it’s priceless. You can’t earn the coin—it’s undeserved. In fact, you can’t merit mercy. If you could, it wouldn’t be mercy.
    Child of God, seeing yourself through God’s eyes, you can know you are forgiven—not by merit, but by mercy. What compassion from the Man of mercy!
     
    Personalize these verses in your own words:

    Isaiah 55:7

    Hebrews 4:16

    Father, through Your eyes I can see that I…

    I have worth because…I am given the mercy of God.

Day 21

    I Am Given the Grace of God

    “He gives us more grace”

    (J AMES 4:6).

    M y all-time favorite class was ninth-grade algebra. I loved puzzles, which made algebra fun. Because other subjects were hard for me, my A’s in algebra helped to soothe my suffering self-image. In math class, I faced each test with confidence! Tuesday’s test would be no different.
    But while taking the test, I suddenly found that I couldn’t remember the formula for problem number one…and number two…or three, four, and five…my mind had gone blank! I could solve only the last two problems. Stunned, I handed my paper to the teacher. After a long, pensive pause, she asked, “When do you have study hall tomorrow?” “At ten o’clock,” I nervously replied. The next day at ten sharp I was in my algebra classroom, and I was given a second chance. I was given a gift called grace.
    Before even knowing what the word grace meant, I knew what it was like to be impacted by it. I was in awe that a teacher would extend undeserved favor toward me. That’s what the New Testament Greek word for grace means: “undeserved care, unearned favor.”
    God is a God of second chances. He is a God full of grace, a God who not only saves you from eternal death, but also saves you from a defeated life. He saves you by putting His life in you. If you focus only on what it’s like to fail in certain areas of your life, you could be drawn into the downward spiral of dejection. However, Jesus said, “I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).

    He giveth more grace when the burden grows greater;

    He sendeth more strength when the labors increase.

    To added affliction He addeth His mercy;

    To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.

    His love has no limit; His grace has no measure;

    His pow’r has no boundary known unto men.

    For out of His infinite riches in Jesus,

    He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again! 12

    Can you really have fullness when you have failed? Oh, child of God, discouragement, defeat, and dejection are what the God of all grace can save you from! Seeing yourself through God’s eyes, you will find that in your weakness, He will be your strength. In your failure, He will give you fullness.
    How blessed you are to know the God of grace, who saves you from your failures. He is the God of the second chance…and the third…and the fourth…and the fifth…

    Personalize these verses in your own words:

    2 Corinthians 12:9

    1 Timothy 1:14

    Father, through Your eyes I can see that I…

    I have worth because…I am given the grace of God.

Day 22

    I Am Given Complete Access to God

    “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence”

    (E PHESIANS 3:12).

    A s you were growing up, what kind of “signs” did your father wear? Was he labeled approachable…available…accessible? I’ll never forget my best friend’s father. He wore those signs naturally and never once threatened to remove them. As a teenager, I was continually drawn to him and always felt valuable in his presence while