I believe grace is a very wide termed word with a lot of different meanings to all of us. Whether you sit down for dinner and before you eat, you say grace. An allowance of time after a debt or bill has become due, known as a grace period. Or, if a prisoner has been given pardon or clemency from prison, that's an act of grace. We hear and see grace used in a lot of ways. But what does God say about grace. The definitions of grace in the Strongs Complete Greek Dictionary of the Bible is: The spiritual divine influence upon the heart, and it's reflection in the life, a free gift of endowment, acceptable, benefit, favor, indue with special honor, make accepted. I'll say it like this, grace is God's unmerited favor. Shown to man for assistance and divine help in every day life. 2 Corinthians 9:8, Amp, "And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation]." Now this may put grace in a different light, now that we see what it is. But what is grace for? Lets take a closer look at this scripture:
A. 'Every favor and earthly blessing'...We don't have to wait until Jesus returns to get our blessing. But God said our blessings are available to us now on earth.
Psalm 84:11, Amp, "For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly." So grace and favor are available to us now and in the future.
B. 'come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient'...The grace of God allows us to be abundantly equipped in Him to do all things. Philippians 4:13, Amp, "I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency]." God infuses us with His strength and Christs sufficiency, so we can do everything that we are called to do, in Him. Grace is His ability in our inability.
C. 'Possessing enough to require no aide or support. And furnished, in abundance, for every good work and charitable donation.' The grace of God, or God's grace, is enough to do the work in peoples lives that brings glory to Him, and benefits to them. Ephesians 3:2, Amp, "Assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace (His unmerited favor) that was entrusted to me [to dispense to you] for your benefit." Ephesians 4:29, KJV, "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Remember grace is a gift that is freely given. So grace, grace and more grace to you.
Read, meditate and pray this weeks scriptures:
Exodus 33:1-17
Psalm 84:11
Zechariah 4:7
Romans 6:1-14
Ephesians 3:2
Ephesians 4:29
God loves you and so do I!
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