God’s Grace
God’s Grace – It is not just unmerited favor – but the power that we have in Him.
For by God’s grace (power) are you saved through faith.. and that NOT of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast. I cannot in myself be good enough, beg enough, say enough, confess enough, do enough things, try to live the best I can, and walk in my own self to be eligible for God’s grace. It only comes through faith in HIM and His grace to us. In ourselves – our selfish selves – we cannot ever be holy enough to deserve His grace. Holiness is a byproduct of you wanting to live for God; wanting to change your life because you love Him.
His grace is power and freely given. It is a gift that you can receive by just reaching out and accepting His love, His peace, His joy, and His grace to us. When we really realize that God loves us so much. He does not put sickness and disease on us, as He is our Heavenly father and wants nothing more than to have us walk in divine health. 3 John 2 says “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”
When I was a child I heard a lot of people say- well you are sick because of what you did in the past and God is punishing you. I am so thankful that God is our healer. He does not put sickness and disease on us, and even though we do things in our life and we suffer the illness from the things that we have done, God is still our healer. He bore the stripes on the cross for our healing. I praise God that He loves us so much – unconditional love – as stated in Romans 8: 38 & 39. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love, because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us. Praise God for His Grace.
Dixie Brubaker
