Shalom,
Today I want to share from Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "From Faith To Faith devotional.
Discover What Grace Can Do
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33
Most of us don’t have any idea what grace really
is. Oh, we know some basic facts about it. We know we were saved by it (Ephesians 2:8). But we don’t even begin to understand the real power
it can release in our lives now, today!
If you want to get a picture of what grace can really do,
look at what happened to the early Christians in Acts 4.
They’d been threatened by the religious leaders of Jerusalem and commanded not
to speak or teach anymore in Jesus’ Name. So, they were praying about the
situation.
Roughly, what they said was this, “Now Lord, we’ve been
threatened, but we aren’t about to quit preaching and go hide out under some
religious rug. Just turn the power up, give us boldness, and we’ll go on.”
Do you know what happened as a result of that prayer? Verse 33 tells us, “Great
grace was upon them all.”
Great grace. Grace so powerful that when those believers
received it, the whole building shook. Grace so great it enabled the apostles
to work “many signs and wonders...among the
people” (Acts 5:12).
That one story alone should be enough to convince you
that grace is not just some abstract, spiritual state of mind. Grace is real.
It’s powerful. It provides the supernatural power to make things happen!
Now, do you want to know something really exciting? The
Bible says that same grace that was available to the early Church in Jerusalem
is available to anyone who’s ever sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
Thank God, that means you and I qualify!
If the devil’s been threatening you lately, follow the
example of those early Christians. Get in prayer and say, “Lord, I don’t care
what the devil and his bunch say, I’m not going to back down. I’m going to keep
on talking and living by faith—and I’m going to do it boldly. So, just turn up
the power!”
I guarantee, if you’re sincere about it, He’ll do it; and
you’ll begin to discover what grace is really all about.
AMEN! Learn to TRUST completely in the integrity of the WORD of the LIVING GOD! Here is Hillsong with "From Grace To Grace":
Shalom in Him!