But the man who had been healed did not know who Jesus was, for there was a crowd in that place, and Jesus slipped away. Afterward, Jesus found him in the Temple and said, "Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." Then the man left and told the Jewish authorities that it was Jesus who healed him. So they began to persecute Jesus, because he had done this healing on a Sabbath. Jesus answered them, "My Father is always working, and I too must work." This saying made the Jewish authorities all the more determined to kill him; not only had he broken the Sabbath law, but he had said that God was his own Father and in this way had made himself equal with God.

John 5:13-18

God is always working in you, but the real question is whether or not you are always working for Him. Don’t squander the grace that God has given you. God’s grace should result in saved lives. As God freely forgives us, His grace opens the door for us to change. How tragic it would be to fritter away a spiritual fortune instead of allowing "the riches of His grace" to transform our lives.

Our Daily Bread – August 1, 2001