As Gods fellow workers we urge you not to receive Gods grace in vain. ---- 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1 NIV 1984 ---- One of the spirit laws of the kingdom of God is, Use it or lose it. God expects us to use what He gives us. When we use the grace offered to us, then more and more grace is available. In Galatians 2:21 Paul stated, I do not frustrate the grace of God . . . (KJV). What did he mean by that? To find out, lets look at what he said in the preceding verse in the Amplified Bible: . . . It is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and complete trust in) the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Then he followed with his statement about not frustrating the grace of God. You see, it would have frustrated the grace of God if Paul had tried to live his life on his own, but he had learned to live by the power of Christ residing in him, which we know is the Holy Spirit. I am sure most of us know how frustrated it is to try to help someone who keeps pushing us away. Imagine a drowning person who frantically fights and resists and resists the lifeguard who is trying to save him. The best thing that person can possibly do is totally relax and allow the lifeguard to bring him to safety; otherwise, he may drown. You and I are often like the drowning swimmer. The Holy Spirit is in us. As the Spirit of Grace, He tries to aid us in living our lives with much greater ease, but we frantically fight to save ourselves and keep our independence. Let us be wise enough to take full advantage of all that is offered to us. Let us welcome the Holy Spirit into our lives daily. By doing so, we will be letting Him know that we need Him and that we are very, very glad He has chosen us as His home.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 05:58:29 +0000
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