Grace in His Word
His grace is sufficient
for me.
No matter what we go
through in life we can rest assured that His grace is sufficient. It is enough.
And lest I should be exalted above measure by the
abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger
of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.8 Concerning this thing
I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, “My
grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly
I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon
me.10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in
persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am
strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
We all have days when we feel
like we have failed miserably at the job God has give us. Whether it is
parenting, or outside work, we need to trust that we will be okay because God
has given us enough of His grace to make it through.
“God resists the
proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
But gives grace to the humble.”
6 Therefore
humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due
time,7 casting all your care upon Him, for He
cares for you.8 Be sober, be
vigilant; because your adversary
the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him,
steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by
your brotherhood in the world. 10 But may the God of
all grace, who called us to His
eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect,
establish, strengthen, and settle you. 11 To Him be the glory and
the dominion forever and ever. Amen 1 Peter 5:8-11
He is working on us
perfecting us into the person(s) He wants us to become. We may take a few wrong
turns but we can rest assured He will continually change the road signs when
necessary to get us back to the road home.
If it were not for His
grace we would never make it to Heaven, we would never meet Jesus face to face
if it were not for God’s grace.
G-God’s R- real
A-Accepting C-Chosen E- Efficiency
HE has chosen to unleash
grace upon us regardless of who we were before we came to Him and answered His
call. If it were not for that grace we would be murderers, thieves, or worse;
but for the grace of God go we would probably be worse that the worst person we
know.
It really bothers me when
people who clam to be Christians go around telling lies about one another; they
argue and grumble then allow themselves to speak untrue things to make
themselves feel better. It doesn’t even matter if we are in the right when we
get are upset; once we act on our emotions we are walking the wrong way.
Like Paul says if it were
not for the Grace of God we too would be doing whatever it is we are thinking,
accusing, or blaming someone else of doing. Why not pray for the person who is
harming us as we see it? Why not take the time to encourage someone who is
being spiteful toward us?
My mom used to say “You
can catch my flies with honey than you can with vinegar.” This is what I think
God wants us to know; if someone is doing us harm it means they need more of
the love of Jesus. It means that we need
to pray for them even more.
Now am not saying to stay
in the presence of someone who holds a gun to your head, but instead get away
and pray for them still.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I
labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.1 Corinthians 15:10
If it were up to me, or
you, some people would never find forgiveness; but God forgives and wants us to
be like Him. Thanks to Jesus for giving us direction in our lives! Praise God
that He brought Jesus to us to save us from our selves, as well as our sins. For if it were not for the
grace of God we would be walking in the world today; doing what we thought was
the right thing to do and doing it all wrong.
The Israelite people tried for
years to do the right thing, then they walked off and did it their own ways.
Finally God had enough and sent Jesus to be forgiveness and grace was given to
all. Because of Jesus dying for us we must pass on the gift of grace to others.
It is our calling.
Paul, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated
to the gospel of God 2 which He promised
before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 concerning
His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to
the flesh, 4 and declared to be the Son of God with
power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5 Through
Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all
nations for His name,6 among
whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; Romans 1:1-5
Today
when someone cuts you off on the way home; lift them up in prayer for safety.
When
someone flips you off or worse for doing whatever you did or didn't do; lift
them up in prayer for peace. There but
for the grace of God go we.
Dear
Heavenly Father, Thank you for your Grace. Thank you that it is enough to
change, love, direct and guide us as well as forgive us. Help us to walk in
Grace, each day as we walk in Your will and in Your Word, IN Jesus name, amen.
Suggested
Readings
1 Corinthians 15:1-58