THE ESSENCE OF GRACE Part 2

THE ESSENCE OF GRACE Part 2

2. GRACE IS FREE –
we pay nothing for grace. Under the law, righteousness was paid. Under grace; Christ paid, and se we get everything for free (Rom 8:32). Everything God does in the New Testament, He does through grace.

If salvation is free, rest assured all other blessings will come freely. The grace of God comes at no cost to us. The 11th hour guys worked as a matter of grace. One hour of work was not commensurate to wages worth more than 12 hours of work.

3. GRACE QUALIFIES –
God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. The 11th hour people were not chosen in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 11th hours; deliberately either because they were weak, unknown or perceived as lazy.

Whatever be their shortcomings, they earned as much as the 1st hour guys. Our weaknesses regardless, God makes us worthy of the highest honour and blessing.

4. GRACE INCLUDES –
‘You have made them equal to us’ was the compliant of the 1st hour guys. God’s grace is given to every man (Rom 12:3). It excludes nobody and is no special advantage to any.

5. GRACE IS AVAILABLE –
‘The first shall be last, last shall be first,’ simply means it is available to all.

Respond to grace today by:

a. ASK FOR GRACE WHERE YOU NEED IT (HEB 4:16).
b. RECEIVE IT BY FAITH (EPH 2:8).
c. HUMBLE YOURSELF (JAS 4:6).
d. BE GRACIOUS TO OTHERS (LUKE 6:36-38).