Worm poop 🐛 The word for today: grace

Today we are looking at the word “GRACE.”

Frederick Buechner is quoted as saying: “Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be ours only if we will reach out and take it and perhaps being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.”

Now, in context, this gentleman was speaking about the gift of Salvation that Christ provides for us.
But grace is a gift from God, given to us… its unmerited divine assistance given to an individual, to regenerate and sanctify, to inspire, and to impart strength to endure trial and resist temptation.

To sum it up - Grace is God's sufficiency (or God's fullness) in the life of the believer.

Yet, there are times when our day to day lives can be difficult.

Not necessarily that what we do is difficult, …but in times of fear it can be difficult to have strong faith, especially when there is so much uncertainty in the world like we are experiencing with this pandemic… it is hard not to let this influence our thoughts.

However, God knew that we would face this situation and we must look to the Lord; for He is our sufficiency.  

We are told in 2 Corinthians 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness"

You see, the grace of God enables us and empowers us in our weakness and in our fears. And He will provide the strength to endure this trial.

So today I want each one of us to remember that the Lord Jesus Christ is enough for us no matter what situation we face. His grace is sufficient!

I looked up some synonyms for the word “Grace” and here are a few:

kindness

favor

mercy

charity

benevolence

reprieve

forgiveness

compassion

generosity

goodness

love

tenderness

forbearance

pardon

responsiveness

good will

Wow and that was just a few that I wrote down.

So, be sure to set some time aside to pray to the Lord, to boldly come before His Throne of grace and tarry in His presence and allow Him to fill you with His confidence and love.

Remember: LIFE HAPPENS – LET’S ENJOY IT

And think on this:

Grace is God giving the greatest treasure to the least deserving—which is every one of us.