Today I want to share Jerry Savelle's devotional:
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.
Our God has ALREADY blessed us with EVERYTHING that we will ever need! Once we actually learn who we are - IN HIM - then we will truly be in position to fulfill our onw individual calling and ministry! Here is Hillsong with "Who You Say I Am":Shalom in Him!
