God's AMAZING Grace!

 

 

The Habit of Recognizing God's Provision

 

We are made "partakers of the divine nature," receiving and sharing God's own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God's provision for us. We say, however, "Oh, I can't afford it." One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our heavenly Father has cut us off without a penny! We think it is a sign of true humility to say at the end of the day, "Well, I just barely got by today, but it was a severe struggle." And yet all of Almighty God is ours in the Lord Jesus! And He will reach to the last grain of sand and the remotest star to bless us if we will only obey Him. Does it really matter that our circumstances are difficult? Why shouldn't they be! If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of misery, we remove God's riches from our lives and hinder others from entering into His provision. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply become spiritual sponges--always absorbing, never giving, and never being satisfied, and there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.

 

Before God becomes satisfied with us, He will take everything of our so-called wealth, until we learn that He is our Source; as the psalmist said. "All my springs are in You" (Psalm 87:7). If the majesty, grace and power of God are not being exhibited in us, God holds us responsible. "God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you... may have an abundance..." (2 Corinthians 9:78)-- then learn to lavish the grace of God on others, generously giving of yourself. Be marked and identified with God's nature and His blessing will flow through you all the time.

 

from: My Utmost for His Highest/Oswald Chambers

 

 

 My Footnotes: God is more interested in the character of our hearts; its condition toward His commands and instructions. When we obey Him in our daily life and spend time to know who He is, God reveals Himself to us. We gain Favour in His sight. With His Favour, comes His blessings. More importantly, He blesses us with His wisdom to survive dark times. He blesses us with joy and peace in our hearts even in the midst of the world chaos.

 

One instruction that is so important to God is for us to come to the knowledge and truth that His Son is our only way to heaven. God has sacrificed Jesus Christ to die on the cross to save us from our sins. Without Jesus in our lives and without understanding this provision and favours that God is offering to us, we will not be able to reach out to God; God remains a mystery and His spiritual sanctuary is unattainable. For Jesus Christ is the bridge that opens the door to God's Heart. Jesus Christ is God's AMAZING GRACE!