GOD’S
GLORIOUS GRACE
BREAD
6 And
God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in
Christ Jesus, 7 in
order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his
grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God-- 9 not by
works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians
2:6-9 (NIV)
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 3:22-24 (NIV)
9 For I
am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace
to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I,
but the grace of God that was with me. 1
Corinthians 15:9-10 (NIV)
14 Make
every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no
one will see the Lord. 15 See to
it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to
cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews
12:14-15 (NIV)
7 The
end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so
that you can pray. 8 Above
all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one
another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to
serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:7-10 (NIV)
18 But
grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be
glory both now and forever! Amen. 2
Peter 3:18 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude;
everything passed on with grace.” G.K.
Chesterton
“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
“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
“The
true Christian cannot be hid, he cannot escape notice. A man truly living and functioning as a
Christian will stand out. He will be
like salt; he will be like a city set on a hill, a candle set upon a
candlestick. But we can also add this further word. The true Christian does not
even desire to hide his light. He sees
how ridiculous it is to claim to be a Christian and yet deliberately to try to
hide the fact. A man who truly realizes
what it means to be a Christian, who realizes all that the grace of God has
meant to him and done for him, and understands that, ultimately, God has done
this in order that he may influence others, is a man who cannot conceal it. Not only that; he does not desire to conceal
it, because he argues thus, ‘Ultimately the object and purpose of it all is
that I might be functioning in this way’.”
Martin Lloyd-Jones
“Only two things
have ever changed the human soul: the fall and grace, the power of Satan and
the power of God. And God is infinitely
more powerful. Nothing is stronger than
grace. Satan doesn’t have any. God is defined by it.” Larry
Crabb
“The grace of God does not find men fit for salvation, but makes
them so.” Augustine
“Grace – God’s Riches At
Christ’s Expense – Never, ever cheapen it by regarding it
cavalierly and abusing its blessing. It
is not license to behave however we so desire rather it is liberty from bondage
to sin, self and Satan. Abusing grace is
crucifying the Lord Jesus Christ all over again, subjecting Him to public
disgrace and insulting the Spirit of grace.” BHY
HEART SAVOR
·
Grace is a glorious gift from God.
· All who have faith
in Christ Jesus stand justified by His grace.
· I am to grow in the
grace and knowledge of Jesus.
