MARCH 18

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Ephesians 2:8-9

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

2 Corinthians 12:9

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

John 1:17

“For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

Romans 5:17

“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)”

Ps 86:15

“But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.”

Zechariah 12:10

“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

YAHWEH-CHANNUN

GOD OF GRACE

Psalm 116:5

“The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.”

God is known as the God of grace – literally the God of “undeserved favor”. What does such unmerited blessing look like in a person’s life?

God showed grace to Joseph’s brothers when He allowed Joseph to rescue them years after they mistreated him and sold him into slavery in Genesis 50:19-21.  God poured out grace on the Israelites when He gave them a second set of tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments after they disobeyed and disappointed Him in Genesis chapters 32 and 34.  God’s grace rested on King David when he received forgiveness after arrogantly committing adultery and murder in 2 Samuel 12:13.

Grace in the form of strength and renewal was shown to the prophet Elijah after he doubted God in 1 Kings 19.  Moved by the desperate prayer of the abominable King Manasseh of Judah, God graciously restored Manasseh to his kingdom in 2 Chronicles 33, and God’s grace was lavished on Peter when he received a second change after denying Jesus in John chapter 2.

By His immeasurable grace, God ambushed Saul, the zealot committed to wiping out the church, and transformed him into Paul, the missionary with a heart as big as the world and a desire to see local churches spring up to the ends of the earth, as described in Acts chapter 9.

Paul never quite got over God’s grace.  In fact, he was so awed that God would forgive him, “the worst” of sinners, and also use him, he even started ten of his thirteen New Testament letters with the words “Grace to you….from God.”

Because God is essentially gracious –and because He never changes – guess what?  He’s gracious to us too.  He does not treat us as our sins deserve.  “the Lord longs to be gracious to you: therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.”(Isaiah 30:18).

If you think you’ve sinned terribly, or that you’ve failed to adequately appreciate God’s blessings, you’re right, of course.  The good news is that God is forgiving, patient, and king.

Grace is not only God’s nature but His name.

How has God shown you grace in your life beyond what you deserve?

PRAYER

YAHWEH CHANNUN, I deserve to be separated from You because of my sin, and yet in Your graciousness, You have provided a way for me to be forgiven and to be Your child.  I am humbled and thankful.  Amen

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