THE
GLORIOUS GRACE OF GOD
BREAD
14 The
Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the
glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 (NIV)
16 From
the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17 For the law was given through
Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:16-17 (NIV)
8 “Those
who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” Jonah 2:8 (NIV)
21 But
now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the
Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in
Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:21-24 (NIV)
1 As for
you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when
you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,
the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among
them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following
its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love
for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. Ephesians
2:1-5 (NIV)
7 I
became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the
working of his power. Ephesians 3:7
(NIV)
11 For
the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say
"No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live
self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed
hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to
redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his
very own, eager to do what is good. Titus
2:11-14 (NIV)
16 May
our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace
gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and
strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (NIV)
BUTTER
“It is well to be poor, when the knowledge
of our poverty serves but to unfold to us the exhaustless riches of divine
grace. That grace can never suffer any one to go away empty. It can never tell
anyone that he is too poor. It can meet the very deepest human need; and not
only so, but it is glorified in meeting it. This holds good in every case. It
is true of every individual sinner…Grace is the grand and only resource for us
all. It is the basis of our salvation;
the basis of a life of practical godliness; and the basis of those imperishable
hopes which animate us amid the trials and conflicts of this sin-stricken
world. May we cherish a deeper sense of grace, and more ardent desire for glory!” C H MacIntosh
“No
sea is deeper than the ocean of His love.
There is no army stronger than His hosts, no force greater than His
throne of grace, no enemy who can overcome His direct and indirect work in our
lives.” Robert
J. Morgan
“It
is a sure mark of grace to desire more.” Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“Let
me carefully mark the inward workings of thy grace, and the outward tokens of
thy providence, so as daily to have a true sense of thy gracious presence in
every thing, more or less important; and thereby to be ever strengthened in
faith, and kept in a composed state of mind; considering that nothing happens
by mere chance, but all is wisely ordered by thy providential care to our good;
firmly believing, if anything goes contrary to expectation, that something
better will follow in its stead, if we only can be quiet, and wait the time.” K.H.
Von Bogatzky
“We
should never take the forgiveness of sin, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and our
sanctification in simple faith, and then forget the enormous cost to God that
made all of this ours. Forgiveness is
the divine miracle of grace. The cost to
God was the Cross of Christ.” Oswald Chambers
“There are such difficulties in the way of our salvation as
could never be overcome but by that grace of God which is almighty. ‘What is impossible with men is possible with
God.’ His grace can work on the soul, so as to alter the bent and bias of it,
and give it a contrary leaning.” Matthew Henry
“Measure
your growth in grace by your sensitiveness to sin.” Oswald
Chambers
“The wonders of
divine power and wisdom in the making of this great world are marvelous; many
wonderful things have happened since the creation of the world, but none like
the wonders of grace. ‘Grace, grace!’ is
the sound that the gospel rings with, ‘Grace, grace!’ will be that shout which
will ring in heaven forever; and perhaps what the angels sung at the birth of
Christ, of God's good will towards men, is the highest theme that ever they
entered upon.” Jonathan Edwards
HEART SAVOR
- · Jesus came from the Father full of grace and truth. From that grace I have received one blessing after another.
- · If I cling to worthless idols I will forfeit the grace that could be mine. Big mistake.
- · God who is both rich in mercy and full of love made me alive with Christ when I was dead in my sins through grace.
