The Grace of God
A couple of days ago God put it on my heart that He provides grace to all his children. This is not some new revelation, but it was "fresh" as it regards His ministers. I immediately thought about how God used David even after his sin with Bathesheba. This caused me to realize that God doesn't use men and women because of anything special, but rather in spite of their shortcomings.
The Lord put this on my heart during a time when I was "strong" in faith. It served as a gentle and plesant exhortation to remain humble. Many times we feel like we've earned something from God. We feel like since we have overcome trials or adversity, we have arrived at some new spiritual level. However, the fact still remains that it's only because of God's grace that we are where we are.
This is also something to consider when we don't feel as qualified as we would like. At times we stumble and don't represent Jesus as we ought to. Along this Christian walk, we sometimes fall victim to sin and feel the condemnation and shame associated with missing the mark of God. Yet even in these dark times, the grace of God still exists.
The Apostle Paul wrote that while we were yet sinners, Christ still died for us. The plan of God has always revolved around the grace of God. Even when Abraham travelled to Egypt and lied about Sarah, the grace of God was still evident. When Jacob stole his brother's birthright, the grace of God was still present. When Peter denied Jesus three times, the grace of God was still available. There is NOTHING too severe for the grace of God.
Paul would later write that it's in our weakness that God's stength is manisted. God is a miracle working God. He wants to get the glory out of every situation. The bible says that God chose the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. God has made it clear that no flesh can glory in His presence. We are because He IS. His grace is sufficient for us, nomatter what situation we're in.
Maybe you look at yourself and don't consider yourself worthy of God's goodness. Perhaps you don't feel qualified to do what the Lord has called you to do. If that's the case, remember that God didn't call you because you are this or that. He called you because you're not this or that. He called you so that when He pours out His Spirit upon you, the world will see the treasure you contain is in a tattered, beaten, earthen vessel. He called you because the world thinks that nothing good can come out of Nazareth. He called you because of His grace!
So the next time you fall, consider that it's the grace of God that picks you up and dusts you off. The next time you fail, remember that it's the grace of God that makes successes out of failures. Every time we mess up and make a shamble out of our lives, it's just another opportunity for God to restore us by His grace.
The Lord put this on my heart during a time when I was "strong" in faith. It served as a gentle and plesant exhortation to remain humble. Many times we feel like we've earned something from God. We feel like since we have overcome trials or adversity, we have arrived at some new spiritual level. However, the fact still remains that it's only because of God's grace that we are where we are.
This is also something to consider when we don't feel as qualified as we would like. At times we stumble and don't represent Jesus as we ought to. Along this Christian walk, we sometimes fall victim to sin and feel the condemnation and shame associated with missing the mark of God. Yet even in these dark times, the grace of God still exists.
The Apostle Paul wrote that while we were yet sinners, Christ still died for us. The plan of God has always revolved around the grace of God. Even when Abraham travelled to Egypt and lied about Sarah, the grace of God was still evident. When Jacob stole his brother's birthright, the grace of God was still present. When Peter denied Jesus three times, the grace of God was still available. There is NOTHING too severe for the grace of God.
Paul would later write that it's in our weakness that God's stength is manisted. God is a miracle working God. He wants to get the glory out of every situation. The bible says that God chose the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. God has made it clear that no flesh can glory in His presence. We are because He IS. His grace is sufficient for us, nomatter what situation we're in.
Maybe you look at yourself and don't consider yourself worthy of God's goodness. Perhaps you don't feel qualified to do what the Lord has called you to do. If that's the case, remember that God didn't call you because you are this or that. He called you because you're not this or that. He called you so that when He pours out His Spirit upon you, the world will see the treasure you contain is in a tattered, beaten, earthen vessel. He called you because the world thinks that nothing good can come out of Nazareth. He called you because of His grace!
So the next time you fall, consider that it's the grace of God that picks you up and dusts you off. The next time you fail, remember that it's the grace of God that makes successes out of failures. Every time we mess up and make a shamble out of our lives, it's just another opportunity for God to restore us by His grace.
posted by Son of Man at 7:20 AM
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