Hello everyone,
Do you know what grace is? Do you
understand what it does to you the moment you get a hold of it through faith? Many
must have heard of what grace can do in their lives, but have they really sat
down to take another look at what they’ve actually heard? These are what I have
for you today.
I’ve heard people say things like
it was my seed that made me get that car or the house or that job and so on. Those
who think like this have belittled what God has offered us. I am not saying God
hasn’t provided all these things, but if we really understand what God has given
to us as grace through faith in Christ Jesus, then we would know that all what
we got were just keeping a strong positive mind which allowed us to get what we
got, in other words they were just self-effort.
Let’s take a look at the popular
Ephesians 3:20, “Now to Him who is able
to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according
to the power that works in us” the Message version put it thus, “God can do anything, you know—far more
than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does
it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and
gently within us.” What God has given to us cannot be comprehended by our
own human mind, but many have unknowingly belittled His ability and get only a
fragment of His gift of grace.
What is grace? In very simple
terms, it could be referred to as free and undeserved favour from God. An unmerited
divine assistance given to us through Christ. We don’t deserve anything God has
given to us, it has nothing to do with your degrees or how long you’ve worked. It
only has to do with your belief.
Let me make it clearer, all the
knowledge, wisdom, and getting the best grades or being the best at what we do
are not enough to get this grace which God has offered us, which is why it is
called grace. So, it then makes sense that what we do, whether in giving to
anyone has nothing to do with the blessings we get from God because they are
still not good enough. What God looks at is your belief in the grace which
leads to your obedience of faith. Doing the work is not the issue, but obeying
to do it and doing it is actually what unleashes the wealth of grace.
What is done might not be done by
an expert in the eyes of man normally, but because you just listened to Him by
doing it you unleashed the blessing. An example is Simon Peter the fisherman in
the book of Luke 5:1-11, he had toiled all night and it was obvious that there
were no fish, and here comes Jesus asking him to launch out into the deep. It didn’t
make any sense but he obeyed and caught a net breaking, boat sinking catch of
fish which wasn’t as a result of his expertise, but just because he obeyed. Peter
could not claim that it was his ability that got him the fish. This is how
grace operates, glory goes only to God and not a drop to yourself.
You could give seeds, but they
have to be out of obedience from God and not because you saw a man doing it
then you followed suit, this is not how it works. The obedience of faith would
always get you more than what you bargained for and it is not your abilities
that got you all these, it is simply knowing what grace is and doing what God
told you to do and that unleashes this grace. The question now is, how well do
you know grace? And do you truly believe it? When you do it affects your entire
lifestyle, how you reason, how you live and everything about you.
How well do you know grace? And do
you truly believe it? These questions are very important if we ever want to
live and unleash the unlimited power of grace. Log on tomorrow as I take a
closer look at these very important questions.
May the LORD bless
you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you
and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus
today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus,
I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God
raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank
You for saving me!” Congratulations,
you’re born again, you are now brand new!
Log on next time.
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Unless
otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James
Version (NKJV)
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