Faith is the only way to accept God’s grace. Because of grace, you have been rescued by faith. In order to prevent anyone from taking credit for it, this is a gift from God rather than the product of your labor (Ephesians 2:8–9).
Therefore, grace is not something we can merit. Rather, it is through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection that we are able to receive God’s kindness and grace. Because “God put Him forward as a propitiation by His blood,” (Romans 3:25a) He is the means by which one can be justified before God.
“This is how we can know love: He gave his life in order to save us” (1 John 3:16).
Complete surrender to Him
Full acceptance and experience of His grace are contingent upon our whole submission to Him. Your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors must give way to His Spirit. You trade your previous way of life for God’s way of life by doing this. Jesus Christ’s grace will come to us in many forms, like a refreshing shower, as we get to know Him personally! Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation, in the words of the apostle Paul. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, “the old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
The Spirit instructs us to do away with immorality toward women, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, rivalry, conflict, jealousy, outbursts of rage, rivalries, discord, divisions, drunkenness, orgies, and similar things. However, according to Galatians 5:19–23, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Our own strength
Instead of depending on our own might, Philippians 3:3 states that “we worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh.” God’s grace is at work in us, so we have no need to take pride in our own holiness, righteousness, or accomplishments. As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am,” that changes us into new individuals. God’s grace overflowing in us the more we rely on Him: James 4:6 says, “He gives grace to the humble.”
God’s grace is sufficient
The grace of God is always enough. Think of Paul’s life, for instance. God had spared him a certain kind of suffering (a stinging thorn in his flesh) so that he would not grow arrogant. The Lord told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness,” but it was not taken away (2 Corinthians 12:7–10). In fact, Paul found satisfaction in these trying times because they made God’s might evident through his own weakness. The Lord’s grace will overflow in us as we rely on Him in our weakness.
Abuse God’s grace
As we are cautioned in 2 Corinthians 6:1, “Working together with Him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain,” it is possible to misuse God’s grace. The tremendous and lovely gift of God’s grace is something to be grateful for and used with obedience. We can only accomplish this by putting aside our own wicked and self-centered aspirations. As a result, we must live by a new set of rules established by the Spirit of God, Who longs to reside within us and impart to us the values of kindness, humility, love, and peace. According to Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30–31, Acts 7:51, Mark 3:29, and 1 Thessalonians 5:19, we are not to grieve, resist, or quench the Spirit of God.
Paul was overcome by the tremendous presence of God’s grace. In 1 Timothy 1:14, he said, “The faith and love that are in Christ Jesus overflowed for me with the grace of our Lord.”
Grace for you
You can have a beautiful life full of faith and love if you accept the same grace. As a result, you will become a conduit for God’s grace to others.
“For the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works, has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:11-14).
Did you receive the grace of God by faith?
