ARE YOU GROWING IN GRACE?
Memorise: But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 2nd
Peter 3:18
Read: Luke 2:39-40,
(KJV)
39 And when they had performed all things according to the
law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled
with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Bible in one year: Hebrews 11:13, Psalm 26
MESSAGE
Show me a man that is doing great exploits in life and in
ministry and I will show you a man that is growing in the grace and knowledge
of the Almighty God. It is the grace of the Almighty God that makes us vessels
of honour and beneficiaries of this grace; we need to continue to grow in it so
that we will not run out of it. By virtue of our past, none of us will be
qualified to be amongst the chosen of God, but the grace and mercy of God qualifies
us. It was His grace that brought us salvation and not our works. It was the
grace of God that blotted out the handwriting of the devil against all the sins
we had committed. The devil stood to accuse us before the Almighty God, but His
mercy stood in for us. Long ago when I was a lecturer in Ilorin, Kwara State,
Nigeria, a woman brought her sick child to me for prayers as she had been told
to come see me; a man of God. When she arrived and discovered that I was the
man of God she was asked to see, she couldn’t hide her shock because she knew
how bad I was in the past. Only the grace of God could have taken me from being
a ‘great sinner’ to being a ‘man of God’. The moment we come to the truth of
the gospel, there is an expectation from us. There is an expectation to live a
life of holiness. A personal knowledge of God is necessary to enable us obtain
His best for our lives. As God reveals Himself to us daily, we in turn, must
reveal Him to others.
Open Heavens 3 August 2016 – are you growing in grace
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God”
Ephesians 2:8
The grace of God is available in abundance, but must not be
taken for granted. We must use the grace that we have received to be a blessing
to others. The grace of God makes the forgiveness of sin possible. This is why
every child of God must have a big heart to ‘let go’. You must not hold
anything against anyone. Others may, but you cannot; because you are expected
to be growing in grace and in the knowledge of Christ. The grace of God helps
us to stand in the gap in the place of prayer. This makes it necessary for us
to seek the face of God on behalf of those that God has committed to our trust.
We must always remember that it is Jesus that has chosen us out of His own
divine grace (John 15:16). 3 August 2016 open heavens
Despite the
antecedents of Saul, God chose Him. Jeremiah was chosen and ordained even
before his birth. With all these examples and stories of our time, it is wisdom
to make the best choice of allowing God to have His way in our lives. We must
glorify God in all we do. We must continue to grow in Him and never allow His
investment to go to waste. We must justify His being interested in us by living
holy and being a blessing to the Body of Christ with all the talents,
abilities, endowments and gifts He has given us. Don’t allow yourself to be led
astray by the immoral conduct of those who have given themselves to the lust of
the flesh. It is the responsibility of every one to grow in the things of the
Spirit and the motivation required for this has been given through the
revelation of His grace through the cross.
Prayer Point
Father, cause me to grow daily in your grace and knowledge
in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens ckgod Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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