“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” Ephesians 2:8
You know the feeling of beating the odds with a roll of the dice, or discovering you were dealt a striking royal flush, or spinning a wheel that stopped on the perfect number, or pulling a handle to reveal the display of “jackpot!” I actually never gamble, because I understand the nature of probability. I’ve done the calculations. I’ve studied its implications. I’ve observed its outcome under the constraints of a small sample space.
There is no reason in the random, or cause in a chance, or objective in the odds. The outcome is completely undeserved and irrespective of any action that precipitated it. This is grace. A favor that is improbable, unfathomable, beyond belief. More than a gift, better than free – it is like winning the lottery everyday.