WHEN YOU SEE GOD’S GRACE, HE SEES YOUR FAITH For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Ephesians 2:8 Many a time, people ask me, “Pastor Prince, I know that God’s promises are true, but how can I be sure that His promises will come true in my life?” My friend, if you want God’s promises to be sure in your life, you cannot depend on yourself. If you depend on yourself—your obedience, goodness, service and even faith—you will not be able to receive God’s promises. But when you depend on God’s grace—His unmerited, unearned, undeserved favor toward you—that is when His promises become sure in your life. This was true of the woman with the issue of blood. (Matthew 9:20–22) She didn’t go around saying, “I must have faith…I hope that I have enough faith…I will have faith…I will not lose faith.” No, she was only conscious of the grace of Jesus—how He always healed the sick, how powerful He was in raising the dead and how willing He was to use that power for her healing. She just saw His grace abounding toward her, so much so that she said, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” And when she came behind Jesus and touched the very hem of His garment, she was healed. At that same moment, Jesus stopped, turned around and said to her, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” When the woman saw His grace, God saw her faith! And so it was by grace, through faith, that God’s promise became sure in her life. God wants you to see His grace. And when you see His grace, He sees your faith. God says, “For by grace are you saved through faith.” The Greek word for “saved”, sozo, doesn’t just mean to save from hell, but also to heal, preserve and make whole. So it is by grace that you are made whole, kept healthy, preserved and blessed. It is by grace through faith that God’s promises become sure in your life. My friend, don’t worry if you feel that you lack faith. Begin to see God’s grace in your situation and He will see that as faith. And because He sees your faith, you will receive the breakthrough you need! Honorable And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 (NLT) There was a prophet in the bible named Jeremiah. He had been placed in prison for speaking what God had told him to prophecy. He thought it was over and said he would never speak again. But he began to think on things that are lovely, pure, excellent, and worthy of praise. When he did, the bible tells us the Word of God was in him like fire and he could not contain it. You see the bible tells us as a man or woman thinks in his heart so is he or she. It’s thinking about things that are pure, lovely, good report, excellent, and worthy of praise. Today, refuse to go back to the old way of thinking, and start thinking about things that are pure, lovely, honorable, right, excellent, and worthy of praise. Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I ask you to forgive me for not thinking the right way. Today, I think about those things that are lovely, good report, honorable, right, excellent, pure, and of a worthy praise. Remove any thing that is opposite or contrary to your Word. I love you. In Jesus Name. Amen https://youtube/watch?v=vg5qDljEw7Q&spfreload=10
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:40:10 +0000
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