We all have a past, full of choices, mistakes, and sometimes even outright rebellion. As human beings, we often live scandalous lives, living in ways that not only break the heart of God but also tarnish our sense of value and purpose. The truth is, we all need rescuing. But more than that, we need God’s grace—the kind of grace that is so intense and so scandalous that it extends to us even though we least deserve it. Romans 5:6-7 says, “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous person; though perhaps for the good person someone would dare even to die.” In this, we see that God’s love doesn’t just reach the righteous or the “deserving”—it pursues the broken, the sinful, the ones who’ve wandered far away just like lost sheep, offering them a mercy that no human heart could fathom.

God’s love is not bound by the rules of this world; it breaks every societal norm. In Luke 7 chapter verse 36 to 50, we see Jesus extend grace to a woman known as a sinner—someone who was rejected by society but loved by God. He didn’t see her as the world did; He saw her heart and offered her forgiveness. Likewise, in Matthew chapter 9 verses 10 to 13, Jesus dines with tax collectors and sinners, showing that grace is for those society often casts aside. This radical love doesn’t make sense to human logic, but it’s exactly what we need. In our brokenness and sin, only God’s unconditional grace can redeem us and restore our relationship with Him. It’s a grace that doesn’t count our sins or measure our worth, but instead reaches down to lift us up, no matter how undeserving we are. Let us praise God for His unyielding grace—a grace that is faithful, longsuffering, just, yet overflowing with mercy, extending to those who could never earn it or repay it.