Nurture God's Grace!

“Grow in Grace, and in the Knowledge of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be Glory both now and forever. Amen.” 

~ 2 Peter 3:18

The topic today concerns one of the Glorious Gifts that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Grace perhaps is often taken for granted, but as we meditate upon God’s Grace, we see many important things about this Gift. Quickly our mind turns to what Jesus has done for us in providing such an awesome Gift! Paul writes about the Gospel of Grace and tells us; it was his greatest joy to testify of the Grace of God! Prayerfully, I Hope we never take God’s Grace in Christ for granted. But as society changes, wickedness seems to prevail, our minds may drift and the Thoughts of His Grace lingers quietly in the back of our mind. Today let us hear the Word of the Lord when we are admonished to: “Grow in Grace, and the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” {2 Peter 3:18} I use the term, “Nurture His Grace” within our heart and life! Being Graceful is a good place to start – hear the Psalmist: Ps. 86:15 “Thou, O Lord, art a God full of Compassion, and Gracious, Long-suffering, and plenteous in Mercy and Truth.” Gracious, of course, means courteous, kind, Pleasant, and to esteem favor, etc. But in the Word of God, Gracious takes on a more powerful thought. “Abounding in Grace, Merciful, Manifesting Love, Ps 103:88 “The Lord is Merciful and Gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in Mercy.” The Hebrew thought about Gracious is: When God calls you Gracious, He sees you as a treasure, He delights in you, regardless of your status or behavior. But the Glory of God is found in Grace – free and unmerited favor, manifested in God’s Love for us. God, sending Christ to bring us Grace, this unmerited Favor; Salvation from sin, Divine Blessings, and Eternal Life to mention just a few. You no doubt have heard the statement; There but for the Grace of God ... Yes, “For His Grace...” His Grace is so much more than what humanity can even think of! In that while we were sinners, He forgave us, rescued us, redeemed us, and imparted powerful Spiritual Gifts to the Believer. Grace is mentioned over 170 times in various ways in God’s Word ... 1st mention in the Bible –Gen. 6:8 “Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord!” The Old Testament could only talk about it - we have it! – Let us “Nurture God’s Grace within our heart & Life! ❤ Pastor

The Benediction:

O Lord, what a Mighty God You are! The Gifts You have given to the Church are Glorious, powerful, and overwhelming when we think about them and meditate upon them. Thank You for this Gift of Grace! I Pray today that You will draw unto Him in a greater knowledge of this great Gift. We see Your Mercy and Your Love, and it is our desire to have the experience of Noah, when he found Grace in the eyes of the Lord. Turn our thoughts toward You in this generation of so much unfaithfulness, for we are in Your House to Worship You! Your Grace and Mercy. In Mercy you withhold judgement, and in Grace You give us Gifts we don’t deserve! What an awesome God You are ... and Jesus our Greatest Gift, how thankful we are that His Blood covers us, He forgives us, and Gifts us with Spiritual Gifts abundantly! Who can even know the depth of these Great Gifts? What a Glorious God and Saviour we have. We are thankful for the Holy Ghost! O Lord draw our loved ones unto you I Pray ... In Jesus Great Name, Amen