Monday, July 28, 2014

Grace Empowers Success



Grace Empowers Success


            Even as a baby his parents knew that he was special. They set him aside and saved him from sure demise from a government who sought to destroy him. When he grew up his greatness was recognized by all who came in contact with him. His strong, confident attitude did not overshadow his humility which made him the envy of those who sought to replace him.
           His compassion for others caused him to make a horrific mistake and he was exiled from his people and the land he loved. He must have thought his life was over until he made a new life for himself far from his home country. God’s plan for his life had not changed. Only the circumstances of his life had changed. God’s grace remained the same. The favor he had was not replaced by his surroundings. When the time was right, God used him to restore a people who had been crying out for relief. A people who many times rejected God, only to have him come to their aid time and time again throughout the ages.
            Moses was the man! He was successful in everything he did. Even in his flight from the Egyptians, God maintained him and kept his hand upon him. It should be noted that not all of Moses’ life was comfortable, but it was all blessed by God. God had promised success to Moses if he would obey him.
            God’s grace is what empowers us to have success. Because of his plan for Mankind, you are promised a successful life if you will focus on God. It is God’s grace that grants success.
         God could have wiped out Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden after their disobedience. Instead, he clothed them and sent them out with the knowledge of how to feed and house themselves. He gave them the ingredients to have a successful life. He told them to be fruitful and multiply. Most equate that with procreation of the species, but I believe God was talking about all aspects of life. In other words, go forth into the earth and live an abundant life according to God’s grace.
            The grace we have has already been promised to us. We can expect God to manifest his grace to us through his promises. The wicked and the righteous receive grace daily. Those who do not know Christ experience even more grace.

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