Amazing Grace Ministry

09/03/2026

08/31/2026

There is something I want you to know deeper than you have ever known it before. God your Father loves you unconditionally. Not because you had a good week. Not because you prayed enough, served enough, gave enough, or finally got your life together. He loves you because love is who He is. You may have spent years measuring His love by your behavior, but the cross settled the question forever. “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 ESV. His love started with Him, not you.

Maybe you have experienced love that changed when you changed. People celebrated you when you succeeded and became distant when you struggled. Maybe that taught you to believe that every relationship works the same way, including your relationship with God. But your Father is not like people who loved you only when you met their expectations. Jesus said, “The Father himself loves you.” John 16:27 ESV. I want those words to become louder inside you than every voice that ever made you feel unwanted.

The cross is where God showed you what His love looks like when you have absolutely nothing to offer Him. Scripture says, “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 ESV. Notice when He loved you. It was not after you changed. It was while you were still a sinner. Jesus did not die for the improved version of you. He gave Himself for you when you could not rescue yourself. If your worst condition could not stop Him from coming for you, your struggles today cannot make Him regret loving you.

I need you to understand what Jesus accomplished because this changes the way you see yourself. Hebrews says, “For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14 ESV. Jesus did not merely make you a little better. Through His sacrifice, He perfected you before God. You may still be growing in your thoughts, choices, and understanding, but your standing before your Father is not unfinished. In Christ, you are not damaged goods that God reluctantly tolerates. You are perfected by the sacrifice of His Son.

This means you can stop wondering whether God is disappointed every time you stumble. Jesus already carried your sin completely. Scripture says, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV. Jesus took what belonged to you and gave you what belonged to Him. Your sin went to the cross, and His righteousness became yours. When your Father looks at you, He does not see someone desperately trying to become worthy of His presence. He sees you in Christ.

Maybe there are things about your past that still embarrass you. Maybe there are memories you wish you could erase and decisions you would give anything to change. Your Father already knows every detail, including the parts you have never told another person, and He has not moved away from you. Scripture says that in Christ “we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” Ephesians 1:7 ESV. Your forgiveness is not measured according to the size of your failure. It is measured according to the riches of His grace.

You do not have to wake up every morning trying to earn another day of being God’s child. Jesus secured your place in the family. “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:12 ESV. You are not visiting the Father’s house hoping He lets you stay. You belong there. You are His. You can come to Him when you feel strong, and you can come to Him when you can barely hold yourself together. Your place with Him was purchased by Jesus, not maintained by your perfection.

And when you have one of those days when you do not feel loved, remember that your feelings do not rewrite what Jesus finished. God’s love is bigger than the emotions moving through you today. Scripture says, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and so we are.” 1 John 3:1 ESV. I love those final words. “And so we are.” Not someday. Not when you become more spiritual. Not when you finally stop struggling. Right now, because of Jesus, you are His beloved child.

There is nothing hiding around the corner that can suddenly make your Father stop loving you. Paul wrote that nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:39 ESV. Nothing means nothing. Your past cannot separate you. Your weakness cannot separate you. Another person’s opinion cannot separate you. Even the days when you struggle to love yourself cannot separate you. The love holding you is stronger than everything that has ever tried to convince you that you are unlovable.

So today, I do not want you to work harder to make God love you. I want you to rest in the love Jesus has already revealed to you. You are not trying to become accepted. You are accepted in Christ. You are not trying to become righteous. Jesus is your righteousness. You are not trying to become perfect enough for your Father. His Word says that through the offering of Jesus, you have been perfected forever. You are His child, and you are deeply loved. Jesus finished the work so you could finally stop wondering where you stand with God. You stand in Christ, and there is no safer place for you to be.

08/27/2026

08/25/2026

Jesus knows you’ve been praying for your children. He knows the prayers you have prayed when nobody else was around. He knows how much you love them, what concerns you about them, and the things you wish you could change for them. Maybe your child is struggling. Maybe they have walked away from what you taught them. Maybe you are watching them make decisions you don’t understand. I want to remind you that you do not carry your children alone. Jesus loves them even more deeply than you do.

Sometimes as parents, we can begin believing that everything depends on us. We replay conversations and wonder whether we said enough, prayed enough, taught enough, or did something wrong. But condemnation will never help you trust Jesus with your children. Scripture says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, ESV) That includes you as a parent. You don’t have to punish yourself over everything you wish you had done differently. Jesus already carried your sin, and His finished work gives you permission to approach the Father without shame.

Your prayers for your children are not disappearing into the air. Peter writes, “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer.” (1 Peter 3:12, ESV) Because you have been made righteous through Jesus, you can pray from relationship instead of trying to earn God’s attention. You aren’t trying to convince a distant God to finally listen. Your Father hears you. Jesus is seated at His right hand, and you can bring your children before Him with confidence.

But trusting Jesus with your children also means recognizing that you cannot be their Savior. You can love them, guide them, teach them, correct them, encourage them, and pray for them, but only Jesus can transform a heart. That should actually take some pressure off you. Their entire future is not resting on your ability to say everything perfectly. Keep pointing them toward Jesus, but don’t carry a responsibility that belongs to Him.

Maybe you have a child who seems far from God right now. Don’t allow what you see today to convince you that their story is finished. Jesus knows exactly where they are. He knows what they are thinking, what they are carrying, what questions they have, and what is happening inside them that you cannot see. You may not be able to follow them everywhere, but there is nowhere they can go where Jesus loses sight of them.

Hebrews gives us a beautiful picture of what Jesus is doing today: “Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25, ESV) Jesus died, rose from the grave, and is now alive at the right hand of the Father. Your confidence is not merely that you are praying for your children. Your greater confidence is that Jesus is alive. The One you are bringing them to has already defeated sin and death.

So keep praying, but don’t let prayer become panic. You don’t have to wake up every morning expecting the worst. You don’t have to constantly check whether God has started working yet. Love your children. Keep the door open. Speak grace over them. Listen to them. Be present. And when fear tries to tell you that everything depends on you, remind yourself that Jesus is much better at being their Savior than you could ever be.

Your child’s story is not yours to control, but you can confidently place it in the hands of Jesus. You may not know what tomorrow looks like, and I won’t promise you a specific outcome Scripture doesn’t promise. But I can assure you of who Jesus is. He is good, He is compassionate, He is alive, and His work is finished. Jesus knows you’ve been praying for your children. Your Father hears you. So keep loving them, keep praying for them, and keep resting in the One who is seated at the right hand of the Father.