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Study 8A.. UNLIMITED STORES OF GRACE
THE LETTER OF JAMES
Scripture Portion: James 4:6-17
Five wonderful words in James 4:6 provide the key to this study – _ ““He gives us more grace””. Here we learn the glorious truth that there is an adequate supply of grace to enable each of us to live a life of victory day by day. At every point of need ““He gives us more grace””. Notice three things here:-
(1) The giver is God. What a great giver He is! –- look up 1 Timothy 6:17.
(2) What He gives is grace; this is the unmerited favour that God shows to those who are guilty and undeserving. It is God’’s blessing given to His people. There are four kinds of grace: (1) Saving grace (Ephesians 2:8-10); (2) Sanctifying grace (2 Corinthians 9:8); (3) Sustaining grace (2 Corinthians 12:8-9); and (4) Serving grace (Hebrews 12:28).
(3) This grace is always available and adequate, and it is ours for the taking. When we receive His grace He says, ‘’Come back again when you need some more!’’ All this giving does not impoverish Him, for He has unlimited stores of grace!
In James 4:16-17 there is a pattern of victorious living, an outline of the kind of life the Lord wants us to live. It is impossible to live this life in our own strength, but ““He gives us more grace”” –- for all His commands are His enablings (Exodus 18:23). How can we experience each day that the Lord’’s grace is sufficient?
1 . Get down off your pedestal (verses 6 , 9 , 10 )
This is the first requirement if we are to please God. Read Matthew 5:4 with verse 9. By nature we are extremely proud, but a proud Christian is a paradox; therefore God waits to give us His grace of humility. It is hard for proud people to be humble but God calls us, as followers of Jesus, to have a humble spirit (Matthew 11:29); and see how Paul went down, down, down, from 1 Corinthians 15:9 to Ephesians 3:8 to 1 Timothy 1:15! See what we read in 1 Peter 5:5-6, and if you feel you cannot get down low at His feet, remember that ““He gives us more grace””!
2 . Put yourself in God’’ s hands (verse 7 )
This is the meaning of the first part of the verse, or the words in Romans 6:13, “”offer yourselves to God”” –- and compare Romans 12:1-2. God’’s will for you is “good, pleasing and perfect”. His desire is that you should submit to Him completely and trust Him to work out His will in your life, asking the question in Acts 9:6, and obeying the injunction in John 2:5. If you say you cannot do this, the answer is that you can, for ““He gives us more grace””!
3 . Stand up to the Devil (verse 7 )
Satan is always on the warpath (1 Peter 5:8-9) and he tries to make us doubt God and question His love and His purpose for our lives. In suffering Satan tries to embitter us, to stop us doing God’’s will, to make us lazy, half-hearted and undisciplined, and he tries to discourage us. These are some of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). We must resist, and say to him what Jesus said in Matthew 16:23 –- then when he runs from us we can prove ““God gives us more grace””!
Never stop trusting God in your 99hrs,breakthrough await you,just trust and obey.we shall continue in the B part of this study.God bless you,share with your love ones.
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Study 8A.. UNLIMITED STORES OF GRACE
THE LETTER OF JAMES
Scripture Portion: James 4:6-17
Five wonderful words in James 4:6 provide the key to this study – _ ““He gives us more grace””. Here we learn the glorious truth that there is an adequate supply of grace to enable each of us to live a life of victory day by day. At every point of need ““He gives us more grace””. Notice three things here:-
(1) The giver is God. What a great giver He is! –- look up 1 Timothy 6:17.
(2) What He gives is grace; this is the unmerited favour that God shows to those who are guilty and undeserving. It is God’’s blessing given to His people. There are four kinds of grace: (1) Saving grace (Ephesians 2:8-10); (2) Sanctifying grace (2 Corinthians 9:8); (3) Sustaining grace (2 Corinthians 12:8-9); and (4) Serving grace (Hebrews 12:28).
(3) This grace is always available and adequate, and it is ours for the taking. When we receive His grace He says, ‘’Come back again when you need some more!’’ All this giving does not impoverish Him, for He has unlimited stores of grace!
In James 4:16-17 there is a pattern of victorious living, an outline of the kind of life the Lord wants us to live. It is impossible to live this life in our own strength, but ““He gives us more grace”” –- for all His commands are His enablings (Exodus 18:23). How can we experience each day that the Lord’’s grace is sufficient?
1 . Get down off your pedestal (verses 6 , 9 , 10 )
This is the first requirement if we are to please God. Read Matthew 5:4 with verse 9. By nature we are extremely proud, but a proud Christian is a paradox; therefore God waits to give us His grace of humility. It is hard for proud people to be humble but God calls us, as followers of Jesus, to have a humble spirit (Matthew 11:29); and see how Paul went down, down, down, from 1 Corinthians 15:9 to Ephesians 3:8 to 1 Timothy 1:15! See what we read in 1 Peter 5:5-6, and if you feel you cannot get down low at His feet, remember that ““He gives us more grace””!
2 . Put yourself in God’’ s hands (verse 7 )
This is the meaning of the first part of the verse, or the words in Romans 6:13, “”offer yourselves to God”” –- and compare Romans 12:1-2. God’’s will for you is “good, pleasing and perfect”. His desire is that you should submit to Him completely and trust Him to work out His will in your life, asking the question in Acts 9:6, and obeying the injunction in John 2:5. If you say you cannot do this, the answer is that you can, for ““He gives us more grace””!
3 . Stand up to the Devil (verse 7 )
Satan is always on the warpath (1 Peter 5:8-9) and he tries to make us doubt God and question His love and His purpose for our lives. In suffering Satan tries to embitter us, to stop us doing God’’s will, to make us lazy, half-hearted and undisciplined, and he tries to discourage us. These are some of his devices (2 Corinthians 2:11). We must resist, and say to him what Jesus said in Matthew 16:23 –- then when he runs from us we can prove ““God gives us more grace””!
Never stop trusting God in your 99hrs,breakthrough await you,just trust and obey.we shall continue in the B part of this study.God bless you,share with your love ones.
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
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