by Dona Hake
2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMP)
“And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].”
I have been loving and thoroughly enjoying our meditations upon God’s grace! Today will be my last day to share on grace and I would like us to meditate on the fact that our loving God is well able to make grace happen in our lives, and it is absolutely ours when we ask. Not only will He cause it to flow toward us but it will be in abundance. He has good reason for His abundant giving for He wants us to possess enough that we can do any good work for Him. In the book of James he speaks of faith without works is dead so let us release our faith to do the good works that our Lord is asking us to do.
Today I leave with you a very interesting quote I came across, and I found it to be appropriate for today.
“Grace is given not because we have done good works,
but in order that we may be able to do them.”
St. Augustine of Hippo
This quote reminds me once again that there is nothing we can do to earn His grace. It is a free gift with the purpose to help us, to aid us, and to strengthen us in the work for Him. Remind us Lord that You are always able to cause your grace to flow toward us in our time of need in order that we may have abundance for every good work for You.