I read Acts 4:32-5:11 again this morning. I was stirred again by the life the early church was enjoying, all because of Jesus! As testimony about Him was going forth, great (mega) grace was upon them all. R.C. Sproul described the early church this way: “People were excited to be caught up in the mission of the church and to be recipients of all God had poured out on them, which made them willing to part with anything they had in order to increase the kingdom.”

Even though generous giving is evident in this passage, the reason such radical giving was taking place was because the gospel message was going forth and producing “great grace” in the hearts of the people. Christ was at the heart of their giving…except possibly for Ananias and Sapphira!

Mega grace. What can happen in and through a local church when mega grace is on display? How about the full number of a church being of one heart and soul? How about radical giving? How about a corporate witness that is powerful, where salvation is a common experience? How about, to quote Francis Schaeffer out of our study books, a church that can “exhibit simultaneously the holiness of God and the love of God.”

Let’s pray for this, friends. Not just for our mission offering on May 6th. Let’s pray for this oneness and power to be on full display within and among us. And whatever happens on May 6th, may it be a demonstration of mega grace! God bless your week!