THE WONDERS OF GRACE

Wednesday, 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

TOPIC:  THE WONDERS OF GRACE

MEMORISE: “The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee.” Numbers 6:25.

SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 2:8-10 

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

EXPOSITION:

Grace is God’s free and underserved favour. Grace is God’s life transforming gift of His favour to those who do not deserve it. The gift of salvation and forgiveness of sins is available for all who through faith accept His grace revealed in Jesus Christ, but so many miss the gift because they rely on themselves and try to earn grace by keeping the law. 

God’s grace also supplies us with everything we need for daily life, and to that end he invites us to come to him with our needs to a limited extent, even the wicked receive blessings from God’s grace.

1. Grace appears in the blessing God asked Aaron to be blessing the children of Israel with everyday of their life. Numbers 6:22-26 says “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”

2. Salvation is by grace – “When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.” Acts 11:18

3. Salvation received by faith – “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” Gen. 15:6.

4. Salvation is not by work – “Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. 5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.” Deut. 9:4-6.

5. Grace needed for each day – “For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”  Psalm 84:11

6. Grace is even given for the wicked to repent and be blessed – “Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.” Isaiah 26:10.

PRAYER POINT: Celebrate the grace of God you are enjoying in your daily living and thank God for it.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Ezekiel 16-18.

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ANCHOR OF LIFE is the daily devotional guide written by PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE, General Overseer, Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l. It is an extraction of God’s word designed to draw the sincere seekers closer to God on a daily basis through an insightful exposition and analysis of God’s Word. 

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