“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.” Titus 2:11 NIV
As we look at this verse, the first thing I notice is the word ‘for’, which could be substituted with the word ‘because‘. Because the grace of God has appeared, salvation is now available to all men. This speaks to the intent that God had when He let His grace appear, which was to save all men.
The next part of the verse is ‘the grace of God has appeared’. Grace from God is undeserved merit or favor. We didn’t and still don’t deserve to receive God’s grace, but He has offered it anyway. That grace is Jesus, Who came to earth, appeared. The phrase ‘that offers salvation’, indicates to us that Jesus did not come to earth to just be here, or see what it was like to live here, He came to save us. He is the grace of God, Who came down to earth to save us.
When we see ‘to all people’, let us remember that ALL means ALL, not just some, not just the ones who appear to be worthy of saving, not just the ones Jesus likes. It means ALL, every last one of us, no matter what denomination, ethnicity, gender, physical capabilities some one has, ALL are being offered this gift of salvation.
So we have a verse that is telling us that God intentionally sent Jesus to offer salvation to every last person. If God was that intentional about wanting to save us, are we intentional about accepting it? Once we have accepted God’s gracious gift of salvation, what are we doing with it, are we being intentional in our pursuit of following God’s will. God intentionally sent His Son to die on the cross for us, He intentionally offered that gift of grace to us.
Have you accepted this amazing gift?