Tuesday 9th July, 2013 EMPOWERED BY GRACE! 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.” (Eph 3:7) Power/energy is needed to produce building materials fit for good purpose. The energy that powers such is simply known as electricity. It is generated through sun, water, fuel or diesel. Thus every engine, mechanical or technical needs some kind of power to set it in motion. In today’s reading, Paul defends himself against his critics, pointing to them that he workied harder than the other apostles but with immediate quickening of God’s Spirit, he qualifies his statement by adding, “…yet not I but the grace of God that was with me”. See 1 Cor. 15:10 Few days ago, we saw that grace is the supernatural strength, supplied only by God for the working of His purpose. People labour for different purposes here on earth. Sometimes our albour in God’s kingdom may even seem unfruitful unless we are empowered by His grace. Reflect over the things you can do withough, we can do without material wealth, sound education, societal status (class struggle) etc there is only one thing we cannot do without and that is God’s grace. In 2 Timothy, when Paul gave personal remarks, he mentioned the names of brothers who deserted him, some who went on to serve God in other places and Demas in particular, Paul described him as someone who loved the world. How would people around you describe you, if given the opportunity? We however hear a sound of relief in Paul’s words as he brings us the person who stood by him and gave him strength. See vs 17 of 2 Timothy 4. Where is your source of energy? This generation introduces to us, all manner of prophets and prayer houses under the guise of church. Jesus Christ is the one and only Savior who went on the cross to offer us salvation by grace that He makes available in every field of our lives. The believers source of power is the Holy Spirit, you need the infilling and indwelling of God to be energized for His good purpose. May we be empowered at all times by grace in Jesus’ name, as we seek Him diligently, so we will also find sufficient grace. PRAYER: Oh God of mercy and grace, empower me into service both physically and spiritually, for I cannot do without your grace. FURTHER: Eph 3:7-13, 2 Tim 4:9-18
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:54:09 +0000
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