I want to thank everyone of you who continually read and mantain this blog for the glorification of our Father in heaven. Thank you for the time you spend writing, reading and I sincerely hope that you would be blessed indeed.
The GRACE of GOD.
So what is the Grace of God?
Grace used in the context of the bible means undeserved favour. How is this different from mercy? It seems that some do use it interchangebly but well, it all boils down to this, mercy refers to undeserved pardon, and grace, an extension of that, undeserved favour. Undeserved favour that God has promised to carry us through life, so that "[Man] may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
Favour that God will give to you not only in his sight but in man's just as Jesus "grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and Man." (Luke 2:52)
Let us not cease to remember the great amount of favour that God pours into our lives. Be it the teacher that favours you over others though you do nothing out of the ordinary. (I personally have had many of those encounters, even when I admittedly may not like the teacher at all). Moreover, let us claim this favour that God has bestowed upon us because we are now sons (and daughters) of God and as Christ in us is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27), the birthright to God's favour in our lives is opened to us.
With this birthright, the Grace of God in our lives, we have the promise that God will meet all our needs according to His glorious riches in glory. (Phillippians 4:19). Well some may twist and turn this to being the only reason for being a Christian, (some call it the prosperity gospel). Let us remember that this 'prosperity gospel' is also an important part of being a Christian (though not everything). As John ends with an exhortation saying "Beloved I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." (3 John 2) do and believe likewise.
Think of it this way, as a Father to child, spoiling and discipling him when the time is right, to make him more into his image each day. To allow his child to show the world how different he/she is, that God has made a difference in his/her life, that God has changed him/her, that God has brought him through all the trials and tribulations. This is the Grace of God.
Grace also happens to mean elegance in the beauty of movement and a sense of propreity and consideration for others. How apt, I feel, that Grace as an outward expression in our lives is just that. For people to see the beauty of our movement guided by Christ our Lord and our care for the people around us.
So let me encourage all of us not cease to remember the Grace of God in our lives, acknowledging His presence in every activity, every action and every little favour that people around us show us. Knowing well that through this, we are being transformed into his likeness more and more. People are always watching. Let your change by the Grace of God be a testimony to them and allow them to seek and find the ABSOLUTE TRUTH of all time, Jesus Christ.
Yours In Christ,
-Caleb
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