Bryan Chapell writes about taking grace for granted: “As a racehorse is made for running and a saxophone is made for jazz, we find our greatest glory when we do what we are designed to do and live as God in his grace has designed us. In godliness we find our truest and best humanity. Any other path leads only to ruin.”

We cannot prove our understanding or love of God’s gracious handling of us by indulging our sin. We must pursue holiness–imperfectly we understand, but still zealously. We were made for this.