If You Found It You Should Be Using It.

Grace is an amazing thing. It was brought to us through Jesus Christ. The Bible says it was grace that allowed Christ to die for us. Stop and think about that for a minute. Do you know Jesus? Are you living to be more like Him? He left us an example of how to live and one of the greatest examples is found in His death. It was grace that allowed Him to do it.

If we understand grace it will effect our lives. It is what establishes us in God. Many pursue knowledge as a way to be grounded in their faith. Knowledge of God will multiply grace to us according to 2 Peter. Knowledge alone does not establish us in Christ. Understanding the grace given to us is what allows us to persevere and steward grace to others. Grace destroys pride. In fact, God gives grace to the humble.

Understanding grace will compel us to serve others. When we steward the grace of God it is not voluntarily. Understanding grace brings us to a place of stewardship that is from compulsion. Have you experienced God’s grace but not been moved to a place of showing that grace to others. Many are waiting to find a place that fits them. They look for a desirable way to serve God. In this age of smorgasbord ministry we can be lured into waiting to find the perfect fit for our lives. Grace is rarely found in a place that fits our lives.

If you want to experience the grace of God more fully, you must follow God to the place where you need His grace the most. Jesus did this as an example for us and it allows us to participate in stewarding God’s grace to others. Even in His most desperate hour Jesus found grace that was sufficient. Of that moment when He cried in desperation the scripture says of God’s response to Him. - For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Grace is best found when we run to serve those that others avoid.