phil 1:2a grace & peace

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Phil 1:2)
In the term 'grace and peace' we have a summary of the whole message of the good news of Jesus Christ. Grace is the beginning and peace is the end.
Grace means 'undeserved favour' and refers to the idea that we enter an intimate relationship with God not because we are worthy of it, but in spite of our unworthiness. It is like the judge who after sentencing the guilty person then comes down from the bench of judgment and pulls out his checkbook and pays the fine. In this the right sentence is pronounced, but grace pays the price.
Peace is the end of faith because the result of being made right with God is that we are promised a relationship of peace with God and thus can travel through life assured that we have nothing to fear. Peace brings us joy in sorrow and an underlying sense of the supporting arms of God in the middle of strife.
Do you know Grace and Peace? Don't go further into Philippians without assuring yourself of this fact by crying out to him and asking for God's forgiveness found through the sacrificial death and miraculous resurrection of Jesus.