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The Glory of His Grace
Title: The Glory of His Grace
Preacher: Pastor ‘Tunde Bakare
Date: 20th of January, 2008
Main Text: Ephesians 1:1-10.
Although there is grace for wealth, the glory of God’s grace is absolutely beyond riches and material things. The truth is those who pursue God will have no time to pursue gold. You cannot pursue both! You cannot serve God and mammon! However, there is no one who pursues God that God will not ensure that gold pursues the individual. So, this message is about the glory of God’s grace that can catapult you to the place where you will become a sign and wonder.
There is grace for salvation, which many people know. But the Bible also talks about more grace; great grace; exceeding or abundant grace and all grace. Thus, we are operating below level because we have no accurate understanding of what grace is all about.
Now grasp this: “Grace was not poured out by God for our own benefit alone but also for His own benefit.” When He pours grace on us, He brings us to His level; therefore, He cannot afford to be dragged down by us. The victory of the Cross is God’s; the benefits of the Cross are ours. This is grace in action!
Five Different Levels of Grace:
You did not work for salvation; therefore don’t try to become an expert at maintaining it. You are saved by God’s grace. You can only work it out, not work for it. Read Ephesians 2:8, Philippians 2:12.
There is a grace above the grace that brought us salvation—it is the grace that keeps us humble so that we do not become full of ourselves. Read James 4:6.
There is also great grace. This type of grace under girds great power so that one does not self-destruct because of the accolades and paraphernalia of great power. Read Acts 4:33.
The fourth level of grace is the exceeding grace. This is grace in abundance! Read 2 Corinthians 9:10-14, Romans 5:17. Although it is grace that saved us, abundance of grace makes us monarchs. It takes abundance of grace to reign in life. The reason why many people are not celebrated is because they stopped at grace—they do not press into God to receive abundance of grace to reign.
All grace is the highest level of grace. This is the combination of all the aforementioned levels of grace. Read 2 Corinthians 9: 8, 1 Peter 5:10.
Finally, because we have become a disgrace to God, He had to release grace to us so that we can come into His grace to reign with Him. (Ezekiel 36:16-38)
The glory of His grace is the power to rebuild ancient ruins and inhabit desolate places. It is the power to affect your environment positively and transform the lives of the people around you. It is the power to spread joy in a city and put smiles on the faces of the less privileged and destitute people. This is the grace you should press into God to receive.
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