Qualified By Grace
THEME: QUALIFIED BY GRACE
MEMORISE:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8
READ: Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
MESSAGE
For you to truly appreciate what grace is, you need to see it as the love of God clouded in mystery. Throughout the Bible, those who encountered God's grace were blessed and favoured, and they could hardly explain what justified the favour they received. One of those who enjoyed God's grace declared in 1 Chronicles 17:16b:
“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?”
The good news is that God's grace is made abundantly available to all those who desire to be saved and blessed today. Titus 2:11-12 says:
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
God's grace is embodied in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. To access this grace, you must accept Christ as "God manifested in flesh", and believe in the sufficiency of His finished work at Calvary to wash away your past and give you a bright new future. Doing so will open the door for you to escape the imminent judgement that will be poured out on this sinful world, just as Noah escaped the flood that brought God's judgement on the people of his time. The secret to Noah's salvation from the great deluge is revealed to us in Genesis 6:7-8 as God's grace:
“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
God's grace for salvation through Christ is such a difficult concept for religious people to comprehend. They fail to understand it because they think the basis of divine acceptance is their own personal efforts. The truth is simply this: salvation is by grace, and this grace is available only through Christ. Are you a religious person reading this devotional out of curiosity? You will be mightily and eternally blessed if you embrace the grace of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. Nevertheless, we must keep in mind that grace does not indulge the beneficiary in sin or lawlessness; rather, it gives spiritual power to help us live according to the acceptable standards of our holy God. You can only live acceptably before God through grace. Through this same grace, you will receive help to do God's will, and when you close your eyes in death, you will safely arrive in the bliss of heaven. Are you a partaker of God's grace?
ACTION POINT:
Stop struggling with your sins today. Hand them over to Jesus who will give you the grace to live above them
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
• To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice..
• We thank You, that when Jesus said, 'it is finished', He opened the way to life for us.
• If your faith is in the Almighty God, you will have mighty results.
• When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. - Esther 3:5
• If you truly want Jesu Christ living in your house , remove all thrones you have created for the devil.
• Failure teaches success.
MEMORISE:
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8
READ: Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
MESSAGE
For you to truly appreciate what grace is, you need to see it as the love of God clouded in mystery. Throughout the Bible, those who encountered God's grace were blessed and favoured, and they could hardly explain what justified the favour they received. One of those who enjoyed God's grace declared in 1 Chronicles 17:16b:
“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?”
The good news is that God's grace is made abundantly available to all those who desire to be saved and blessed today. Titus 2:11-12 says:
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
God's grace is embodied in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. To access this grace, you must accept Christ as "God manifested in flesh", and believe in the sufficiency of His finished work at Calvary to wash away your past and give you a bright new future. Doing so will open the door for you to escape the imminent judgement that will be poured out on this sinful world, just as Noah escaped the flood that brought God's judgement on the people of his time. The secret to Noah's salvation from the great deluge is revealed to us in Genesis 6:7-8 as God's grace:
“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
God's grace for salvation through Christ is such a difficult concept for religious people to comprehend. They fail to understand it because they think the basis of divine acceptance is their own personal efforts. The truth is simply this: salvation is by grace, and this grace is available only through Christ. Are you a religious person reading this devotional out of curiosity? You will be mightily and eternally blessed if you embrace the grace of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. Nevertheless, we must keep in mind that grace does not indulge the beneficiary in sin or lawlessness; rather, it gives spiritual power to help us live according to the acceptable standards of our holy God. You can only live acceptably before God through grace. Through this same grace, you will receive help to do God's will, and when you close your eyes in death, you will safely arrive in the bliss of heaven. Are you a partaker of God's grace?
ACTION POINT:
Stop struggling with your sins today. Hand them over to Jesus who will give you the grace to live above them
THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
• To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice..
• We thank You, that when Jesus said, 'it is finished', He opened the way to life for us.
• If your faith is in the Almighty God, you will have mighty results.
• When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath. - Esther 3:5
• If you truly want Jesu Christ living in your house , remove all thrones you have created for the devil.
• Failure teaches success.
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