Grace and forgiveness are gifts we all need. Not one of us can be right with God without them, for we have all sinned. This is the premise in my book, Rescued by God’s Mercy.
“By grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8&9).
Grace can be given to us only because Jesus Christ, the perfect Son of God, died in our place. I told in the book how God had mercy on me and rescued me, healing my emotions, forgiving me, and bringing me back into intimacy with him.
Here is an excerpt from this book.
“The whole purpose of our existence is to be in a covenant relationship with Almighty God. God mercifully waits for people to turn to him. In the midst of our devastation and suffering, God is our hope.
Following is a poem from the book that shows how I learned to perceive God and what the relationship with him came to mean to me.:
Son of God, My Savior
You paid the ransom with your blood to set us free,
You welcomed us with open arms and let us be
adopted as your own joint heirs, protected from the devil’s snares,
sheltered from the world’s worst cares.
Praise God you ransomed me.
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How could I not receive your love? You rescued me!
Deception’s trap had sucked me in. You salvaged me.
Confusion, loneliness and pride had tried to drive me from your side.
But in your love I still abide.
By grace, you pardoned me.
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Futility would be my lot without your love,
without the constant hope of life with God above.
You turned the light on in my soul.
You cleansed from sin and made me whole.
To love and serve you is my goal.
You liberated me!
Judith Vander Wege-9-15-2025
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