Grace - Gods Ability Man, by God’s design, is capable of great accomplishments. But in that design, to which we are fearfully and wonderfully made, man is capable of even greater things because of God’s grace. When we think of grace, we often think of God’s favor, or His mercy. Yet grace is even more than that. Grace is God’s ability; an excellence or power granted by God. God never created us to accomplish any work without His grace. If He had, we wouldn’t have needed Jesus! We could have saved ourselves through our own works. But God didnt set it up that way. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” In other words, we were saved by God’s ability and our faith in that ability. God wants us to depend on His grace, His ability, in every situation in our lives. Oh, how we’ve spent too much time trying to accomplish everything in our own ability, rather than spending time in the presence of God and doing it through his ability! Without His grace, we can burn out. But God doesn’t want us to quit, or burn out. He wants us to depend on His grace! -Wendy Bailey, Todd Bailey Ministries
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