Grace is a word that is so
misunderstood in the body of Christ.
Grace is a word that is known in the body of Christ, but not fully
understood in the life of the believer.
Many people talk about the grace of God, but don’t know how to rest and
live their life in that grace.
Ephesians 4:7 says we have
received a measure of grace according to the assignment that we’re to
fulfil. Grace is unmerited favor. What does that mean? It’s God’s divine influence and the ability
that enables us to be what He wants us to be, have what He wants us to have and
do what He wants us to do.
Grace is the power of God to
assist us… His divine ability to get us to do the job sweatlessly. Whatever position God puts you in, He gives
you the grace to carry it out. Whatever comes
your way, know that grace is sufficient to carry you through.
Partaker of one’s grace…. Means
we are the recipient of this reward. So
grace is NOT something you have to work for.
It is not something you have to earn or be good enough for or do everything
right to get it. You are already the
partaker of the grace once you accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your
life.
Grace is what you rest in that
enables you to do what you can’t do and do the things with ease that you
already know how to do. You must ENTER
into the REST where the GRACE is for your life.
How do you do this? By
faith. Faith in grace is what causes you
to REST in God’s power to get ANY job done.
We can do nothing with Him, but His grace enables us to do everything He
puts in front of us to do. Phil 1:7
tells us that we can be partaker of another man’s grace through our prayer
life, giving and partnership with another ministry or ministry gift.
You never have to FEAR life, any
assignment or stepping into those new endeavors, when you have a revelation of
His grace that’s on your life. Galatians
2:20 tells us NOT to frustrate the grace by being out of order or out of place.
Grace does no good, until you
know how to tap into it. We frustrate
the grace when we get out of place, position and/or sync with God. A highway is designed for ALL of us to drive
on it at the same time. A dump truck, 18
wheeler, Honda and Mercedes Benz can all drive on the same highway at the same
time as long as they all stay in their lanes.
For so long, grace has been
defined as God’s unmerited favor; however, I’ve come to know that grace is much
more than favor. Grace is used in two
different ways. Grace is the heart
attitude of God that moves Him toward His people and causes Him to willingly
get involve with you and me. Grace
causes God to look past our sins and to give His love and resources freely
because He sees us in the light of forgiveness.
The second part of grace, which
is the power that is active within the heart of a believer, working in Him
empowering him to do God’s will and fulfill what God has designed. It’s an impartation of His ability. The bottom line is grace is God’s ability in
ME to do what I can’t do by myself.
Therefore, I say like the Apostle Paul, I am what I am by the grace of
God. Ephesians 4:8 says, we all have
been given a measure of grace according to our assignment. Whatever God calls us to do, I can rest
knowing that He’s given me grace to carry it out.
It is important to see God’s
grace as a power in your life, because it is the very power within the believer
that brings change. The difference
between grace and faith; is faith changes things and circumstances around you,
but grace changes the believer from the inside.
Just like our faith can increase by hearing the word, so can grace
increase. The Bible tells us to grow in
grace as well as be strong in grace.
Likewise the difference between anointing and grace; is the anointing is
the burden removing, yoke destroying power of God. It is His power smeared on you; but grace as
I said before is power within.
Let’s look at Jesus when He was
in the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He
knew it was time to be delivered into the hand of Judas. Even though His spirit was willing to be
obedient to God, His flesh was weak.
Through prayer, even though it took Him going back 3xs, it was through
prayer that He was growing in grace. Jesus
prayed until His will came into alignment with God’s will. Simultaneously, God was imparting more grace
to Jesus for Him to carry out the next phase of His assignment.
Jesus went into prayer sorrowful,
but when He came out He knew God’s grace was on Him to carry Him through and
empower Him to endure til the end. –
That’s Grace, now move with fervency and reverence into your next level
assignment.
Pastor Karen Presley
God's Servant in the Marketplace
