FAITH CAPSULE: Grace is what God has SHOWN to all man, to see and be able to obtain the grace of God.
Isaiah 26, Revelation 22
With acronym, a preacher described the GRACE of God: G is for God’s; R is for Riches; A is for At; C is for Christ’s; E is for Expense. Indeed, and in truth, God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.
The Grace of God is an unmerited favor in place for all man.
The grace of God is the gift of God’s love for all man.
The Grace of God for all man is God’s divine assistance for restoration (rebirth) or sanctification.
Dictionary describes theological meaning of God’s grace as: “The unmerited love and favor of God toward human beings; divine influence acting in a person to make the person pure, morally strong; the condition of a person brought to God’s favor through this influence; a special virtue, gift, or help given to a person by God.”
God’s grace and mercy of God’s description are often mixed up only because of similar expressions of God’s favor and love. However, grace and mercy possess a clear distinction.
The grace of God: When man experience God’s grace, man receive favor which man does not deserve.
The mercy of God: When man experience God’s mercy, man shall be spared from the punishment which man do deserve. For example, Lot experienced mercy and was spared from the punishment of destruction. Genesis 19:19 records, “Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life…”
Grace is what God has SHOWN to all man, to obtain. Isaiah 26:10 buttresses, “Let grace be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.” Jesus, the grace of God is shown to man to obtain but all hardly behold the grace of God. Ezra 9:8 also stated, “And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage.”
Jesus is the gift of God, the grace of God for all to see and receive Him.
Do you believe Him to receive Him?
Is He (Grace of God) with you?
Regardless of this wicked world, the grace of God is in place for all man to seek and to find Him just as Noah did. Genesis 6:7-8 records, “So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”
It is not impossible for you to become the Noah of your time.
Prayer for today: Ask God for His intervention for you to live life for His glory.