Smith On Grace Part 4 (The End)

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Jesus has made equal access to God available to all people regardless of their demographic group. God does not receive us as justified strangers or distant acquaintances, but as His dearly loved children. John tells us " As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" ( John 1:12).

This is the beauty of the gospel. Hallelujah.
No matter what we have been like or what wrong we have done, if we will place our faith in Christ, we will be pardoned for all our sin. Even beyond this almost incomprehensible blessing, God also receives us as His sons. That is what Paul meant when he wrote, "for ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26). The word "children" in this context means literally means " placed as son."

Let me succinctly mention that God does not have any important people. The objects of His grace are not for the strong, or beautiful or intelligent. He calls us, ordinary folks to His side and wrap His strong arms around us in a gentle embrace of love. This is the gospel of grace ( good news)

Paul saw his whole life as the result of God's gracious choice. He says, " it pleased God. ..to reveal His Son in me" ( Galatians 1:15-16). That is what God wants to do in every one of our lives. As a matter of fact dear reader, that is what God wants to do in you now. God desires to reveal His son to the world through you. It is remarkable to see how God prepared Paul for his ministry even before he had one.

God knew He was going to need a special person ti bring the gospel of Grace to the gentiles. He knew Paul was going to break from the tradition of the Jews . It is interesting that God chose a zealous Jew for this special task. Hallelujah. One who was zealous for the tradition of his fathers.

Your story is not different. God has a special task for you. Don't think you are not qualified. Remember that God's hand is on you by grace. All of us were called and chosen by grace. As Paul said, "it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace. ( Galatians 1:15. ) Many people are of the view that they don't deserve to be called to serve God, other also believe that they don't deserve to be saved. Some think they don't deserve to be in heaven. On the contrary, this is not what God thinks about them.

The grace you enjoy today must as well be used to bring many to be partakers of same grace. Remember Mordecai's question to Esther: " how do you know but that God brought you to the Kingdom for such an hour as this?" (Esther 4:14). Don't be left out. Join this Chariot as we take the gospel of grace worldwide. Paul's story was dramatic, but don't imagine for a moment that this kind of divine preparation is unique to him or other new testament saints. I can examine my own life, for example and see that God separated me from my mother's womb for a work to do for him. Hallelujah.

You are not chosen by your own ability to enjoy this grace, you were elected by grace. Be an extension of Christ and let others be beneficiaries of this life. Forget of your ability. GRACE IS RESPONSIBLE!