September 30, 2022 … God’s Enabling Grace …
Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 273
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from tom Laura Story singing … Grace Abounds … poignantly singing of how we Christians can always rely on and find God’s enabling grace when we turn to Him in times of trial or trouble.
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Highlight Passage: … Isaiah 30:18 [ESV] …
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so He can show you His love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for His help.
… Paul shows that those who live for Christ are a sweet aroma to those who’re being saved. but the smell of death to those who are perishing.
Highlight Passage (Context): … Isaiah 30:1-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Isaiah, warns His people to turn to Him for His love/grace rather than relying on the world for help.
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Reference Passage: … 1Chronicles 16:11 [ESV] …
11 Search for the Lord and His strength; continually see Him.
… King David sings of God’s desire that His people seek after God’s empowering grace in times of trial.
Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Solomon, charges His faithful to trust Him to lead us thru life and to avoid doing life our own way.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:33 [ESV] …
33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously; and He will give you what you need.
… Jesus shows that we must seek the Lord’s righteousness for Him to provide us with our needs.
Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 12:9 [ESV] …
9 Each time He said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me
… Paul learned from Jesus in a painful trial that God’s empowering grace is what we need when we’re feeling weak or in need of God’s strength .
Reference Passage: … Hebrews 4:16 [ESV] …
16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. </i>
… God’s promise to provide us with His enabling grace when we’re willing to seek it from Him and from Him alone
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Jennifer Benson Schuldt … AT THIS LINK … tells of a young man, named Jack, who turned to drugs (see photo) to quell the pain in his life rather than seeking God’s grace to bring him thru.
And oh how sad it is these days we see so many who ignore God’s promise to provide us with His grace and strength if we will but trust Him and seek our Lord’s enabling grace rather than seeking a quick fix from the world.
If my readers have taken in the linked song from Laura Story and meditated on the Scriptures above, I pray that we all trust in the Lord and seek after His enabling grace rather than turning to seek a quick fix from the world to numb the pain of life. Because it’s no less than God’s promise to give us His strength to deal with the pain of life; but we have to be willing to seek God’s grace to give us His strength when we need it. Oh how I pray we will.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving Your grace and strength to help me deal with the pain in meh life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to seek after Your enabling grace, Lord, to help me find Your strength when I’m feeling weak … even today. .… Amen
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1 comment:
Amen again!
Kjetil
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