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Brandon Bracey's Seed Devotions!
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| Sep 19, 2008 12:36 am |
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Brandon Bracey's Seed Devotion: Grace. |
Brandon Bracey
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Seed Devotion: Grace
Scripture NKJV Romans 5:20," Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more."
Recently I read about a situation where they are men in a prison. Now, of course these men are in prison because they tried to take some shortcuts in life to get ahead and got caught. In this instance, justice had to be served. These shortcuts included stealing money, murder, and other evil acts. Some of these men will be in prison for a few years, while others will be in for life. But there was a person who wanted to do something special for the inmates while they were in prison. This person, who was a Christian, wanted to give the inmates a chance to better themselves while in prison, so that they could get great jobs when they got out. The inmates were taught about doing business God's way and how to become entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur is a person who organizes and manages a business. Some of these men had never been taught anything by anyone. Some people had told them that they would never amount to anything. But yet this person believed in them. This program helped a lot of the men become better men and learn to do business without taking shortcuts.
See, sometimes all it takes is one person believing in you for you to turn your life around. These inmates got a chance to experience something so wonderful. The wonderful thing they got to experience is called: Grace.
We do not preach about grace as much as we should. Nor do we talk about it like we do more popular topics, but it is so important. The definition of grace is God's free and unmerited favor for sinful humanity. Because God loved us so much, he was willing to save us from sin through the shed blood of Jesus the Christ. We were able to receive this sacrifice for our sin by grace through faith. We did nothing to deserve salvation, but it was his grace that abounded much more where sin abounded.
Grace is the reason you woke up this morning and got to see another day. Grace is the reason your five year old daughter did not get by the car when she ran across the street. Grace is the reason you can worship God freely in America and not worry about being killed. Grace is the reason you can come online to a Christian Ministry and be fed the Word of God.
Oh please never take God's grace for granted. If not for God's grace, where would we be? There was a mom who was a crack addict. She started snorting cocaine as a teen and continued into her adult years. She eventually had a child who was a crack baby. After having her child, she continued to do drugs until eventually falling into a coma. Right before her coma she had lost her job and was on welfare. She had no place to live and was homeless. Her boyfriend was also a drug addict and he left her. Also, her child was taken away from her and she ended up in a hospital and not expected to live. She ended up waking up from her coma after a couple of weeks. She went to rehab and got her life together. Six years later she has a great job, wonderful husband, a nice house, and her daughter is now living with her and doing well. She is now a pastor and evangelist for the Lord. Many people have gotten saved and delivered through her Ministry. How could this have happened after she had been through the rough years of her drug abuse? There is a one word answer: Grace.
Grace, which is God's unmerited favor, kept this woman alive. She probably should have died after her constant drug use, but God had a greater purpose for her. God also has a wonderful plan for you too.
We must be sure to truly appropriate God's grace in our lives. Here are ways to do it below:
1) Humble Yourself: You can't do it on your own. Some people think they can be successful without God, but that's not real success. Real success comes not with fame, power, or money, but by making God the center of your life and using your gifts to good and advance God's kingdom in the earth. You were given talents to be successful, not because you deserved them, but because God wanted to use you for his great purpose for you.
2) Let God Be Strong In Your Weaknesses: God's grace is always sufficient in weakness. You may not be the best at public speaking, but God can still use you to speak to many people in your sphere of influence and bless many lives. Let God be strong in your weakness.
3) Show Grace To Others: God has shown grace to you, now spread it to others. It will bless them, as well as you. Your generousity will create a stream of God's favor to overflow in your life.
The prisoners did not deserve grace, but they received it anyway. We need to thank the people who have blessed us and thank God everyday for his grace. Just stop and think about all the times God has protected you, delivered you, and blessed you. Think about where you are today compared to where you used to be. Then worship him and thank him for his grace. You could have been left for dead, but because of God's grace you are walking in victory today! Amen!
Heavenly Father,
I do not know where I would be without your grace. But I do know I am not what I could be without it. Thank you for grace in my life. Lord Jesus because of grace working through faith, I can stand here today and call you Lord. I am so grateful. Use me to show grace to others as you have to me, in Jesus name, Amen.
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If you would like to make Jesus Lord of your life please pray this prayer:
Heavenly Father, I repent of my sins and ask you Jesus to come into my heart. Wash me clean and give me a new life. Thank you Lord for saving me, Amen. If you have just prayed this prayer congratulations! You are now saved and apart of the Family of God! The next step is to get into a good bible based church where the Word of God is proclaimed! Please email me at : brandon_bracey00@yahoo.com so I can assist you in your new beginning!
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