People talk a lot about the grace of God. Believers are always praying for grace. Grace is God’s inherited favor. The enabling power and presence of God. Grace is another way of saying, “I want God’s blessing on my life.”
Grace and blessings are defined in many different ways. These are all good descriptions, but they leave out one key ingredient -purpose.
There’s always a reason attached to the grace of God. Paul explains this in Romans 1:5,
“Through Him and for His name’s sake, we receive grace and apostleship to call people from all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.” (We are the Gentiles)
In this short verse, there are two elements of grace. It tells us not only about what God wants to bless us with, but how He wants us to use what He freely gives us. We need to take these to heart if we want to see God’s grace manifested.
He doesn’t give us grace so that we can spend it on our pleasures, it’s about His agenda on earth. Where His grace comes to the forefront.
I need to pick up this attitude. I receive His grace so that His name will be magnified in my life.
Grace and calling go hand in hand. Seeking God’s grace without finding your calling in Christ is worthless. It’s through His grace that we fulfill our purpose.
It is God’s grace that brings you into your destiny. It’s what you were created for. Without that knowledge, you’re simply living from problem to problem. Instead of always seeking grace to get over the next obstacle in you’re life, find the direction that the Holy Spirit is leading you to.
Paul was aware that God’s grace had pinpoint accuracy. He was called to bring the Gospel to the Gentiles. That’s why God poured His grace on Pauls ministry.
It is the same for us. As we grow in Christ, car need to fine-tune our calling. Who am I called to reach? What are my gifts and abilities? When we begin to answer these questions, we will be able to find that perfect position of grace that we are called to walk in.
2 Corinthians 6:1, tells us, “As fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.”
That means that we don’t receive the grace of God for no purpose. Grace is always attached to destiny. Our walk today must be with an eternal focus. That’s what God’s grace is all about.
From Pity to Praise 