This final episode challenges believers to evaluate their reliance on the grace of God. While many give lip service to depending on God's grace, the absence of prayer and regular reading of Scripture strongly suggest many are, in large part, self-reliant Christians. Many moreover have a simplistic view of grace mostly about the forgiveness of sins and less about the power of God to live holy before Him. Forgiven, but not victorious, self-reliant Christians indicate a shallow understanding of grace that doesn't grasp the dire need for empowering grace. When believers adopt a veritable "grace not needed" posture, God often intervenes with trials and tribulations designed to foster renewed dependence and faith in God. Mature Christians really believe, as the psalmist says, that they have no good besides God (Psalm 16:2), and dependence on that grace is not optional.
