{"id":39987,"date":"2025-09-02T17:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/devotion\/grace-free\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:58:58","slug":"grace-free","status":"publish","type":"devotion","link":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/fr\/devotion\/grace-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Is Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c[The father] said to him, \u2018Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.\u2019\u201d <em>(Luke 15:31-32, NKJV).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The younger son, the prodigal, was mired in a muck of loneliness brought on by sin. He was dead to his own will; and in his wretchedness, he experienced something beyond his pain. He experienced his own lostness!<\/p>\n<p>As he thought of his father, he wanted to go back to surrender himself completely. He knew he could never repay his father or please him by any good works. He also realized that he was wholly dependent on his father\u2019s grace and love for any kind of restoration to take place.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the older son never had a sense of his lostness, of how hopeless it was to try to bridge the gulf between himself and his father. He never faced his need to die to self.<\/p>\n<p>Beloved, that chasm can never be bridged by works, promises, or self-effort. Our acceptance in the love of the Father comes only through the blood of Jesus Christ. There is no other plea. The cross alone bridges the gulf.<\/p>\n<p>You may protest everything I have written here. You may say, \u201cBrother Wilkerson, you\u2019re telling sinners that if they\u2019ll just repent, everything will suddenly be okay. God will wipe out their past and immediately bring them into his favor and blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that is exactly what I am saying because that is just what Jesus is saying in this parable. Whenever a sinner turns to the Lord in utter repentance, brokenness, and humility, he is immediately brought into the loving arms of his Savior. 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