WONDERS OF GRACE

“For BY GRACE you have been SAVED through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the GIFT of GOD” – Ephesians 2:8

GOD’S WORD is bountiful in the WONDERS of GRACE: “For BY GRACE you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the GIFT of GOD” (Eph.2: 8). Grace saves! Grace is a Gift! Grace is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Grace is divine help or enablement freely made available to Man. Grace is God taking over from where human strength stops. Grace is simply putting God in the race of life; then, we’ll surely win, no matter the odds (Ecc.9:11). Grace is the size of God and if God be for us, nobody can be against us (Rom.8:31).

Here are some Wonders of Grace in God’s Word:

Grace is God giving the Greatest Treasure to the least deserving. Grace is Power, not just pardon. Grace is God’s ability working in us to do His Will: Grace is divine leverage. Life goes on without sweat when we look up to God for His Grace.

Grace is divine reserve that enables us to start or persist on a journey when we would have given up. Billy Graham said, “When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God”. It is God taking over when we come to our wits end.

God’s Grace delivers from disgrace in life. Grace makes the difference in our lives! Grace makes great. Greatness is tied to God’s Grace in our lives. No one gains height in the Kingdom of God without appreciating His Grace. When grace is absent, struggles continue. No matter the expertise, eloquence, qualification or connection, whoever does not bank on the Grace of God will remain limited in life. The moment we begin to trust in our strength, skills, and efforts, God will begin to withdraw Himself because He will not share His glory with anyone (Isa.42:8).

Many people have unresolved problems in life because they trust in their power and might. Before the mountain moved, Zerubbabel cried for grace: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of “GRACE, grace to it!” (Zec.4:6-7). The mountain moved, not by Zerubbabel’s strength but by the Grace of God. Without grace, the Holy Spirit would not have helped him. Without grace, mountains will not be moved. God’s Grace brings sweatless success.

Grace makes one succeed where others are struggling. Regrettably, many Believers frustrate grace; they bank on their CVs, eloquence and connections; and get disconnected in life. Where grace stops, lifting stops: “for by strength shall no man prevail” (1Sam.2:9b). Grace commands favour. Grace and Favour took Joseph from prison to palace; and Moses from keeping sheep to leading men (Exo.33:13-17). Grace transformed David from being a shepherd boy to becoming a king. Paul was a product of Grace: “BY the GRACE of GOD I am what I am, and His Grace toward me was not in vain...” (1Cor.15:10a). Grace will take us from where we are to where we ought to be.

Every time we pray for Grace, God comes into the scene. When we find Grace, God takes over the battle. His throne is the throne of Grace (Heb.4:16). Apostle Paul usually ended his messages to the churches by praying for Grace because he knew they couldn’t do anything in the energy of the flesh. For grace to work for us, we must realize that we need it; and ask. Grace answers to those who cry for it; and Grace grows in the lives of those who long to know God and His Word: “But GROW in GRACE and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ” (2Pet.3:18a).

The highest Wonder of Grace is in the Person of Christ – “For the law was given through Moses, but GRACE and Truth came through Jesus Christ” (Jh.1:17). We can Walk in the Wonders of Grace, by the Word: “God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (v.10b).