Today I simply want to share the devotional from Jerry Savelle's website. It is SO powerful!
Grace Will Give You What You Don’t Deserve
For by grace you have been saved [blessed, healed, delivered, made whole] through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV, brackets added).
The biblical definition of grace is “unmerited favor.” It is something you didn’t earn; it is the gift of God. So when you see the word grace in your Bible, you can accurately interchange it with the word favor.
God’s grace, His unmerited favor, is simply God giving you something you don’t deserve. The Bible says, “Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness” (Romans 4:4-5 NKJV). Simply put:
- Grace makes a way for God to bless you in life—regardless of your merits.
- Grace will give you what you did not earn.
- Grace will qualify you for what you do not qualify for.
- Grace will give you what you do not deserve.
Have you ever wondered why some believers are more blessed than others? Is it because of their spiritual performance, the hours spent reading the Word, praying, and fasting? No! They are blessed because they actually believe God has justified them. And they’ve received His grace, knowing that grace will give them what they don’t deserve.
Confession: Through faith in Jesus Christ, I have been saved by the grace of God. I did not earn this grace. It is a precious gift that has given me what I don’t deserve: God’s favor, blessing, health, and wholeness—spirit, soul, and body.
When we realize that God has ALREADY given to us everything that we will ever need to be successful (2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 1:3), then we can begin to learn how to access it! There is NOTHING that God has ever done, or will do, for us that we have earned or have to earn! It can't be done! Without Him we are nothing! But IN HIM we ARE and CAN DO everything that He says in His Word about us! Dare to believe that what He says about YOU is the TRUTH! Now let's get busy BELIEVING so that we can RECEIVE in order to BE the BLESSING that God desires for us to be! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Worship with "Grace To Grace":Shalom in Him!
