More Grace?

[David from New Bern]

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

[felix]

Yes. We need the grace of God everyday for everything. Grace from God is the empowerment to do things we are not capable of doing by ourselves. This is so crucial to know...not just the grace that redeems us from sin. This is why we can receive mercy and timely help before the throne of Grace.

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:16 (Amplified bible)

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].

Many times I say things like "I need the grace of God for this [task]", "Pray that God may grace me", or "May God give you grace". And people look at me with blank faces...

Most people do not think much more of grace outside of initial salvation. Most people do not think much more of being saved outside of their initial prayer to receive Christ.

But we need to be saved every single day from our situations throughout the day! We need grace everyday..in all our struggles. This is cause for many Christians to backslide and fall...they do not call on the name of the Lord to be saved (romans 10:13). Brothers and sisters...why has this verse been limited only to man's initial salvation of receiving Christ into them? This verse should be applied everyday in all our situations.

Just call on the Name of the Lord and you will be saved.

[Dad Ernie]

Greetings,

Felix gave a good answer, so I'll just add my 2c.

Back in '75, because of a particular event in my life, which I won't talk about, I went to God and wailed and wailed because Satan pounded me with self condemnation. After about a week, of pounding on the doors of heaven, God spoke to me so clearly, I thought I was hearing Him with my physical ears, but it was my "spiritual ears" to which He spoke. He said: "My grace is sufficient for thee." I go: "What? What do You mean? Certainly that can't apply to my situation." Well, I was not real familiar with the scriptures at the time, but I found it in reference to Paul's thorn, so I researched everything I could find on that verse. (2 Cor 12:9) None of the expositors I read agreed to what was Paul's thorn specifically. Some say his eyes were bad, (see what big letters I write), some say he was a stutterer (I am poor of speech), and on and on it went. Then again, I felt, more than I heard the idea that "sometimes what is not said in the scriptures, speak more than what is said." Then I understood. We are given grace in our infirmities. We fail so often, does that mean we are not saved? Of course not, God's "grace" is sufficient to carry us through our infirmities and difficulties we face with the Flesh, Satan and this World. We have an intercessor that is ever praying for us before the Father AND HE WILL NEVER LET US GO. If I didn't have that trust, (a covenant between me and the Savior (His favor, not mine), I would have died under condemnation long ago.

So, no matter what the situation, go to God, confess your sins, and He is faithful to forgive you your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. You are bought with the precious price of the blood of the Lamb of God. He didn't pay that price to see any one of His little ones lost.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[David from New Bern]

Greetings,

Felix gave a good answer, so I'll just add my 2c.

Back in '75, because of a particular event in my life, which I won't talk about, I went to God and wailed and wailed because Satan pounded me with self condemnation. After about a week, of pounding on the doors of heaven, God spoke to me so clearly, I thought I was hearing Him with my physical ears, but it was my "spiritual ears" to which He spoke. He said: "My grace is sufficient for thee." I go: "What? What do You mean? Certainly that can't apply to my situation." Well, I was not real familiar with the scriptures at the time, but I found it in reference to Paul's thorn, so I researched everything I could find on that verse. (2 Cor 12:9) None of the expositors I read agreed to what was Paul's thorn specifically. Some say his eyes were bad, (see what big letters I write), some say he was a stutterer (I am poor of speech), and on and on it went. Then again, I felt, more than I heard the idea that "sometimes what is not said in the scriptures, speak more than what is said." Then I understood. We are given grace in our infirmities. We fail so often, does that mean we are not saved? Of course not, God's "grace" is sufficient to carry us through our infirmities and difficulties we face with the Flesh, Satan and this World. We have an intercessor that is ever praying for us before the Father AND HE WILL NEVER LET US GO. If I didn't have that trust, (a covenant between me and the Savior (His favor, not mine), I would have died under condemnation long ago.

So, no matter what the situation, go to God, confess your sins, and He is faithful to forgive you your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. You are bought with the precious price of the blood of the Lamb of God. He didn't pay that price to see any one of His little ones lost.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

So, are you saying that this additional grace is targetted toward your weakness or thorn in the flesh if we respond to our challenge with humility? Is that what you are trying to communicate in regards to the OP?

[Dad Ernie]

So, are you saying that this additional grace is targetted toward your weakness or thorn in the flesh if we respond to our challenge with humility? Is that what you are trying to communicate in regards to the OP?

Greetings David,

I'll let you decide from the following scriptures:

James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[Candi770]

When I went through a really trying time in life- I was praying for more of God's grace- He finally spoke up and said- My Grace is Sufficent (spelling) for You!!

Grace is His unmerited favor (we don't deserve it-and he gives it to us).

[Openly Curious]

I agree with Dad Ernie comments,

I know for a fact he giveth more grace i've experienced it and now i am a "bold" witness to the grace of G-d for his "grace" is sufficient in times of weakness he is made strong and i trust in "not my will but thine lord." what i can't do he can do in me in his time. The thorn in the flesh want win in this regards for greater is he that is within me than he that is in the world.

Christ in you the hope of glory. I am a "bold" witness of that hope as well. It isn't a mystery to me anymore but to some it still is a mystery as they can't see and realize this truth. It is great joy to know the devil's plan for my life will not succeed though he "buffet" (boxes and wrestles me) because of this sustaining power of hope and grace. Though I have to fight the battle and go through it it is good to know you already won the fight before the first blow was ever thrown that's a good fight of faith no matter what i look like in the midst of the battle whatever state i'm in I will be the victor through our lord jesus christ who strengthens me and makes me complete through my trials and hardships and sufferings.

He comforts us so that we can comfort others who are going through trials and tribulations in their life. For this is the hand of G-d and it is marvelous. He restores us on a continual basis yea though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death i will fear no evil for thy "rod" and thy "staff" they comfort me. G-ds correction and gentle leading will sustain us in this life. His grace is sufficient.

blessings

Openly Curious

[Candi770]

Openly Curious,

When I thought about you, I remembered a quote I recently heard:

"Suffering saints are living seed" -Charles Spurgeon

The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

John 12:24-26 NLT

As you said, He comforts us so that we can comfort others-is where its at.

Even-when others are a witness of us going through trials and tribulations and see the victory that the Lord gives-those living seed are being thrown and those who are fortunent enough to witness-their lives will be changed as they seek the Lord and they too have the potential to keep multiplying. Isn't it great there is a bigger plan and we aren't going through our trials for nothing!!! He is truly the Lord of the Harvest-Thank You Jesus!!!

People see your fruit- Keep on bearing!!!

Blessings

Candi

[eric]

What a great thread this is. Every day we are faced with new trials one way or another and every day we have to call on the Lord for His grace to carry us through, but His supply is unlimited and He gives it freely. Ask and you shall receive. Halleluljah

[Openly Curious]

Openly Curious,

When I thought about you, I remembered a quote I recently heard:

"Suffering saints are living seed" -Charles Spurgeon

The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

John 12:24-26 NLT

As you said, He comforts us so that we can comfort others-is where its at.

Even-when others are a witness of us going through trials and tribulations and see the victory that the Lord gives-those living seed are being thrown and those who are fortunent enough to witness-their lives will be changed as they seek the Lord and they too have the potential to keep multiplying. Isn't it great there is a bigger plan and we aren't going through our trials for nothing!!! He is truly the Lord of the Harvest-Thank You Jesus!!!

People see your fruit- Keep on bearing!!!

Blessings

Candi

Dear sweet Candi,

Thank you for your kind words and obedience to the Spirit in writing them and yes you suceeded in making me boo hoo as the very scriptures you used in John has very special meaning in my life. G-d used these very verses to comfort my heart when my dad died. It is a very interesting story in the fact I never knew my real dad I only remember seeing him only once in my life. He was a drunk who beat my mom badly. I never heard from him until I was in a girls drug rehabilitation home trying to overcome depending on drugs and alcohol.

when my father called all he said was "Hello this is your father and I love you I am dying and I left you in my will and he said good-bye and it was all i could do to get I love you too out. But that was the entire conversation. We buried him on Christmas day as he died of emphsema. While they were lowering him into the ground the Sprirt reminded me of these very words in John except a kernel of wheat fall to the ground and die it has no hope of the resurrection.

My heavenly father went to great lenghths to reach me with that message "I love you and you are in my will" for I didn't feel at all like I was in his will at the time I was a total introvert at that time because of events as I have overcome so much but still have far to go. But dying out to self is a hard road but it is the only road I want to take. If you could see where Jesus brought me from to where I am right now then you would know the reason why I love him so. The words to a song which is so true to me in my battles to be an overcomer in whatever state I'm in good or bad up or down. blessings my dear sister and peace be upon your house.

Openly Curious