Lavished with Grace

The riches of His grace

Have been lavished

Upon you,

In the Beloved. (Eph. 1:7,8)

So, go ahead,

Live lavishly.

Not as the world defines it,

Of course.

Not the gaudy materialism

Or wasteful excess

Of a self-absorbed society—

No, it is God’s grace

That has been lavished upon you.

As Webster defines it:

“To bestow with profusion.”

The prodigal God has profusely

Poured out excessive

Affection, favor and kindness

Upon you.

If you looked at it from the outside,

You’d call such love unwarranted,

Wasteful.

But from the inside,

You just call it grace.

Be blessed today for

You have been lavished.