Amazing Grace

Grace is so often talked about.. but what is it? It is often misunderstood as the great cover up that God has given us. Sometimes we do the wrong thing and then ask forgivesness and call that God's grace. Yes, in a way, it is true. Grace is "God's unmerited favor" - even we deserve judgement, God looks upon us in love and forgives us and does not treat us as we deserve.

Psalm 103:8-12
The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

However, grace has another meaning and it is "God's enabling power". It is by God's enabling power that we are transformed. It is by grace that we can do what God has called us to do, which is always more than what we normally or humanly can do.

When Moses was asked to lead the whole nation of Israel from Egypt, Moses said he humanly could not do it. His immediate response was that he was nobody (Ex 3:11), that no one will believe him (Ex 4:1), that he was not eloquent (Ex 4:10) and that it might be someone else who had the calling (Ex 4:13). We know that when Moses stepped out, God's enabling power helped him to successfully lead a million people out of Egypt towards the promised land!

We do not need to feel overwhelmed when God asks us to do something or when we see a need and feel the tug of God. It is not our ability but God's ability, His grace that will enable us to do God's work. Let us not stop doing something that God is tugging at our hearts to do by citing our weakness or our natural ability. Instead, let us depend on God's grace, which will enable to do more than we can in the natural!

This has been my experience. Everytime, I have stepped out of my comfort zone and simply obeyed God, I am able to do things by His supernatuaral enablement and God then prepares me for something bigger. It is exciting and adventurous to follow God! His Grace is always sufficient for me as His power is made perfect in my weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.