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www.truthworks.com 7 October 06 devotion archive |
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Sufficient Grace I tell you the Truth, Perhaps you can relate to this scenario: you feel like you’ve failed God once more by falling for that same sin you fell for last week. Or perhaps you’ve not been obedient to something you know God desired for you to do. Suddenly, you are back in that place where you’re sure that God is disappointed and He definitely wants nothing to do with you. We’ve all been there. We’ve stumbled in sin (or maybe we just dived in head first!) and we’ve all felt the guilt and angst of being out of fellowship with God. There are those moments when we feel the weight of our sin and we’re sure that weight is too heavy for us to overcome and get right with God. Unfortunately, that’s exactly where Satan wants you to be. We have a difficult time seeing the spiritual activity going on around us when we’ve fallen to sin. Here’s how the enemy works: The book of James tells us that we are tempted, we fall for the temptation and then are dragged away by sin. Satan’s desire is to get you “dragged away” to a place where you think God cannot reach you and does not want you. And that, my friends, is the lie. You are never out of God’s reach and His children are never, ever forsaken. I believe God gave me the perfect picture of His grace and judgment while studying for Sunday school last week. Join me in the story that we all know.
Genesis 6: We all know the story of Noah’s ark. Mankind’s wickedness was so extreme that God had set to destroy His own creation. His desire to destroy it wasn’t because He hated it, but because He hated what it had become. His character cannot fellowship with sin, so His own creation had to be wiped clean. But God found one man and his family that remained faithful and obedient. Noah was not perfect, but He desired to know God and God saw that in his heart. So God instructed Noah to build a boat. You know the rest of the story – the rains fell, the boat floated, man was destroyed and Noah’s family was saved from the destruction. The picture of the “Ark of Grace” afloat above the “Sea of Judgment” should be a reminder to us all that God’s grace is sufficient. The higher the “Sea of Judgment” rises, the higher the “Ark of Grace” rises above it. What a great visual picture of God’s grace and mercy. Simply put – God’s grace overcomes our sin and God’s own judgment. Study this next verse and allow it to speak to you.
Romans 5: Where sin increases, grace increases even more. Just like the ark that saved Noah’s family, it stays above the sea of judgment. That is why Paul tells us that God’s grace is all we need.
2 Corinthians 12: There is no sin, no falling away, no breaking of fellowship that cannot be restored. God’s grace is sufficient. While the enemy whispers the opposite, his tongue is full of lies. If you’re in that place right now, where sin seems to have swept you away, then I encourage you to simply stop and turn to the One who offers sufficient grace to overcome every sin, every entanglement.
Your Servant, Prayer Requests (and Praises!) If you have a prayer request and would like to see it here, please drop me an email so we can share with others.
Please remember the families of the Amish children who were slain last week. We
should all exemplify their forgiving hearts, but we should also pray for their
hurt and pain. Please reply if you have prayer requests, comments or simply need an open ear. I always enjoy hearing from you. <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< <*))))))< Copyright © 2006 Truth Works Publishing. All rights reserved.
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