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This sermon impacted me on the topic regarding willpower. Willpower is what normal people think we can use to overcome things. But little did we realise that willpower does the opposite of what we think it does! We can try with our own strength so much to get something done, but without God, it would never be totally and truly solved. Pastor mentioned that willpower is not the only thing that would run out, enthusiasm is also something that can wear out. I would like to add a third to that list. that would be passion. Passion is something that we would have for different fields and things. Some has passion for Computing, Sports or other fields. All that passion is not eternal. IE. Not Lasting forever. Eventually one would get weary as that strength that fuel the willpower, that passion is finite, from self not from God. What good would it do if one has great action at the start with his willpower and ends even worse than what he started? what good does it make if one's passion is fuelled by his own desires, not God's?  There is 2 good reasons why the problem exist: one, our limited strength, two our in-grained nature to sin. Our desire to sin is so great, that nothing worldly can stop it, only God! God sent Jesus to die for all our sins, ALL. he paid by blood. That was the expense that God went to. I am also greatly Impacted by the problem about cheap grace. Grace is for free, but it is not cheap! That phrase that Pastor mentioned ricocheted in my head. People love free things, because it does not cost them. Little did that realize that what they receive cost someone something. A person who receives a 10 bucks from a passerby who is giving it away freely would not feel that that act of him receiving cost the giver something. There is nothing really free in this world. We need to be conscious of that cost. Grace is given by The Lord in spite of judgement. Mercy is given by The Lord who died on the cross for all our sins. Both grace and mercy is for free, it does not cost anyone anything to receive it. But for God, it cost Him His Son. How much are we taking His grace and mercy for granted? How much do we value it and recognize that God paid for it at a high price for humanity? 

WHY DOES SOME OF US ACT AS IF HIS GRACE AND HIS MERCY IS CHEAP? When it is not! 

Then why are we receiving

Salvation without confession,

Blamelessness without confession,

Forgiveness without repentance?

Action! Faith without action on our part is dead! 

Thank God for the expensive Grace and Mercy that we have received, for God paid for them in full with His Son so that we can have a relationship with Him.