Grace is not passive; it is violent. It breaks through the most fleshy and tribal defenses. Paul was a violent religious zealot, the ultimate "Law-performer," when Grace "hit" him and destroyed his old opinions about God and how to follow Him. The Strong man was bound.
"You were taught...to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." — Ephesians 4:22–24 Beginning again is rarely announced by a calendar alone. It begins in quieter places; in the heart, in the will, in the slow work God does beneath the surface before anything outward changes. As one year closes and another approaches, God’s invitation is not first about planning ahead. It is about making
