Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Morning Reflections - Sufficient Grace

There are so many ways that we operate out of a place of scarcity rather than abundance.  One of those ways I have witnessed relates to our desire for the goodness of God's grace.  Sometimes, looking ahead, we fear we are going to need more grace than God will have available on a given day for a given situation.  We feel like we simply don't have enough grace to get us through that next hurdle or event.  We begin asking God for more grace.  We seek out the ability to bottle it or some how store it up for future circumstances.

Dwight Lyman Moody made this observation:

"A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough for the next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs at one time to sustain life for a week. We must draw upon God's boundless store of grace from day to day as we need it."

We need to remember that God's grace is sufficient for our every need.  We need to daily approach God and seek out the grace we need for that moment from his boundless stores.  I wonder if others have a built in "forgetter" like I do.  I wonder if we remember the promise of Scripture that reminds us that God's storehouse of grace is boundless and waiting on our approach.  I wonder if we deeply remember that that grace is available to us not because of the circumstances we find ourselves in, but because of who Jesus is and what he has done for us?

The writer of Hebrews says, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need (Hebrews 4:15-16)."

Today's prayer - Gracious God, thank you for the gift of grace that is your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Remind us through a prompting of your Holy Spirit that all the grace we need, for any situation we find ourselves in, is available from you if we would just approach your throne with our needs.  Grant us today the portion of grace we each need for the tasks at hand.  Keep us humble and so deeply connected to you, that we long to return each day with confidence in Christ that we will once again receive the grace we need.  We give thanks for the sufficiency of your grace and ask these things in Christ's holy and precious name.  Amen.

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