God’s Grace

From: Faithful Follower: Practical Meditations on the Life of Caleb By: James Nelson Hyland

• 1 min. read • grade level: 6

All through the history of the children of Israel, we find that God comes in, time and time again, in sovereign grace. Grace, is undeserved favor and blessing, and we need to always have a realization of this principle in our souls. In and by ourselves we merit zero, but God is indeed gracious! We deserve nothing, but grace gives us everything. Remember, God is greater than our failure!

• It is His grace that saves us: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8⁸For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)).

• It is His grace that preserves us: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (2 Corinthians 9:8)).

• It is His grace that restores us when we fail: “For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if ye return unto Him” (2 Chronicles 30:9⁹For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. (2 Chronicles 30:9)).

• Is it always available? “The Lord will give grace” (Psalm 84:11¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psalm 84:11)).

• It is available to all? “And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16¹⁶And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. (John 1:16)).

• Do we need more? “He giveth more grace” (James 4:6⁶But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. (James 4:6)).

• Is it all we need? “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:9⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)).

Let’s learn to be, “strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 2:1¹Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:1)). This is what is needed so much, especially in days of failure and weakness.

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