I am loving this from today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers!
We . . . beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. — 2 Corinthians 6:1
The grace you had yesterday will not do for to-day. Grace is the overflowing favour of God; you can always reckon it is there to draw upon. "In much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses" – that is where the test for patience comes. Are you failing the grace of God there? Are you saying – Oh, well, I won’t count this time? It is not a question of praying and asking God to help you; it is taking the grace of God now. We make prayer the preparation for work, it is never that in the Bible. Prayer is the exercise of drawing on the grace of God. Don’t say – I will endure this until I can get away and pray. Pray now; draw on the grace of God in the moment of need. Prayer is the most practical thing, it is not the reflex action of devotion. Prayer is the last thing in which we learn to draw on God’s grace.
"In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours" – in all these things manifest a drawing upon the grace of God that will make you a marvel to yourself and to others. Draw now, not presently. The one word in the spiritual vocabulary is Now. ...
This is so incredibly vital for the born again believer to know and REMEMBER! Do you remember the answer that Paul received when he asked for deliverance in 2 Corinthians 12:9?
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
THAT is because His grace contains everything we will ever need in this life! So, get to know and trust in His great GRACE! Amen! And, concerning the second paragraph above, remember THIS from Hebrews 11:1:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith, and Grace, is NOW! Always available and every powerful, sufficient for every situation! THAT is the position that HE has left you in, IF you have received Jesus as Lord and personal Savior and IF you believe, receive and TRUST in His Word! There is NO good reason not to! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Energy", which also is available through GRACE!
Shalom in Him!
