| When You See God's Grace, He Sees Your Faith |
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God"
Many times, people ask me, "Pastor Prince, I know that God's promises are true, but how can I be sure that His promises will come true in my life?"
My friend, if you want God's promises to be sure in your life, you cannot depend on you. If you depend on you - your obedience, goodness, service and even faith - you will not be able to receive God's promises. But when you depend on God's grace - His unmerited, unearned, undeserved favour towards you - that is when His promises become sure in your life.
This was true of the woman with the issue of blood. (Matthew 9:20-22) She didn't go around saying, "I must have faith… I hope that I have enough faith… I will have faith… I will not lose faith." No, she was only conscious of the grace of Jesus - how He always healed the sick, how powerful He was in raising the dead and how willing He was to use that power for her healing.
She just saw His grace abounding towards her, so much so that she said, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."
And when she came behind Jesus and touched the very hem of His garment, she was healed. At the same moment, Jesus stopped, turned around and said to her, "Be of good cheer, daughter, your faith has made you well."
When the woman saw His grace, God saw her faith! It was not for her to see her faith by doing something about her faith. It was for God to see her faith. And so it was by grace, through faith, that God’s promise became sure in her life.
God wants you to see His grace. And when you see His grace, He sees your faith. God says, "For by grace are you saved through faith." (Ephesians 2:8)
The Greek word of saved, sozo, doesn't just mean to save from hell, but also to heal, preserve and make whole. So it is by grace that you are made whole, kept healthy, preserved and prosperous. It is by grace through faith that God's promises become sure in your life!
- TEACHING FROM PASTOR JOSEPH PRINCE (NCC) -
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