THE GRACE OF GOD

The Common Christian teaching is that Grace is unmerited mercy (favor) that God gave to humanity by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cross, thus securing man’s eternal salvation from sin. Wikipedia Dictionary

 

Have You Ever Heard The Word Grace?

I remember as a little girl hearing the word Grace a lot from the adults around me and the Pastor at church. I would hear them talking but never really understood what they meant by Grace. I had an Aunt Grace I would think they were talking about my Aunt to start with but then realize after a long time they were not.

So silly of me I know but remember, I was only a child around 4-6 years old, with big ears to listen in when I thought something good was being said. lol Some years went by and My Pastor had been preaching about Grace a good bit and I was curious to learn more about what this Grace was by now.

My Great Aunt Nora always knew the answers to my questions, so I went straight to her when we were home from church. Aunt Nora I ask, What is this Grace ya’ll talk about? I know from hearing the Pastor that it’s Good but help me fully understand it.

 

Sometimes we just have to ask:

• What is that?
• Help me Understand that, Please!
• Where Did you Find that at?
• How Will that Help me?
• What did you say a Bible is?

We never know what someone knows or is going through, So never just assume they know what your talking about or care what your talking about. Have an open ear and a heart full of Grace for each one you come in contact with.

How to Show Grace to Others

1. Words – “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1
2. Look for Needs and Opportunities – “Love one another with brotherly affection. Out do one another in showing honor.” Romans 12:10
3. Let it Go – “It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.”  Proverbs 20:3
4. Be There – “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15
5. Forgive – “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”     Matthew 6:14-15
6. Learn to Ask for Forgiveness – “So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24
7. Watch the Way You Speak – “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29
8. Gratitude – “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”           1 Thessalonians 5:18

What Grace Means To Me

Well, Aunt Nora answered me by opening up her Big Black Bible, that I had seen her read every day for as long as I can remember. She had read all way through the Bible a bunch of times in her long life, so I wanted to listen to what she had to say to me.

Aunt Nora open the Bible to John 3:16, and told me All about the Grace of God, how He Loved me so much that He sent His Son Jesus to the Cross For my Sins that I can Be Saved and Live in Heaven with Him one day.

 

Gods Grace will always take us through every part of Life, good or bad and Make Us Stronger with each step we allow Him too. No matter what we may go through Gods Grace is Sufficient for Us!!

One of the things I saw growing up was Grace being shown to Others and I never knew it until the day I learned what Grace Really meant.

Aunt Nora showed Grace so much in her life, I Honor her for Being an Example of A Godly Woman of God for me and so many others. She never concieved children but she raised and help raise 7 of us and Loved Everyone of Us like we were her own. Four generations total. She lived to be 79 years old, still raising the last one with her at home.

The Grace of God I saw with my eyes looking at my Aunt Nora, Proved that Everything she went through to keep Us All together showed that she laid down her life for Gods Will to be done in Our Family!!

 

Grace Brings Ten Great Benefits To Our Lives

 

1. We are SAVED by GRACE.

The only way to Heaven is through the doorway of Grace. You can’t earn it. You can’t work for it. You can’t buy it (Ephesians 2:8-9).

2. We’re FORGIVEN by GRACE.

Though we don’t deserve it, God wipes our slate clean by his Grace (Isaiah 43:25).

3. We’re SUSTAINED by GRACE.

God will never ask you to do anything he doesn’t give you the ability and the power to do. That power and ability is called Grace (Philippians 2:13).

4. We’re HEALED by GRACE.

God heals our broken hearts and binds up our wounds even though we don’t deserve it (Psalm 147:3).

5. We’re LIBERATED by GRACE.

Our relationship with Jesus isn’t a bunch of chores to do. Instead it’s about resting in what the Lord has already done. If your Christian life is not a life of resting in Christ, you’re moving into legalism (Matthew 11:28-30).

6. We’re given TALENTS by GRACE.

God has given each of us the ability to do something well, and we’re to use those abilities for him (Romans 12:6).

7. We’re USED by GRACE.

God uses us to fulfill his purposes in this world, not because of anything we’ve done but simply through his Grace (Ephesians 3:7).

8. We’re KEPT SAVED by GRACE.

We cannot lose our salvation because it’s a gift of God. If you could earn it, then you could lose it the moment you stopped earning it (Jude 1:24).

9. We’re TRANSFORMED by GRACE.

Through his Grace, God makes us new through the renewing of our mind (Romans 12:2).

10. We’re MATURED by GRACE.

God’s work of making us more like Jesus happens not because we’ve earned it or by our own effort but by the Grace of God (2 Peter 3:18).

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By the Grace of God, All Can Be Saved, My Prayer is that Gods Grace is Made Real To Everyone Reading This Article and A Drawing to Be Closer to Jesus Will Take Place In Us All, Lives Will Be Changed, Hearts Will Be Mended, Families Will Be Restored and Healings Will Take Place In Jesus Holy Name!! Amen and Amen!!

 

If you Don’t know Jesus as your personal Savior Pray this, “Jesus, I Repent For My Sins and I INVITE YOU Into My HEART To STAY. I Believe You Are The Son Of God & That You Died For My Sins & Rose From The Grave & Are Seated At The Right Hand Of God! I Thank You, For Saving My Soul & Making Me Whole! I Am A CHILD Of GOD THIS DAY!! AMEN!!”

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Blessings,

Renea

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AGAPE LOVE

Agape” is one of several Greek words for love. When the word “agape” is used in the Bible, it refers to a pure, willful, sacrificial love that intentionally desires another’s highest good.

Definition for agape
The love of God or Christ for humankind. the love of Christians for other persons, corresponding to the love of God for humankind. unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love.

TRUE LOVE

Agape love does not come naturally to us in our sinful state. However, it does come naturally to God and is an essential part of Him. When we draw closer to God and Experience His love, we are able to begin understanding what this real love means. Only through our relationship with God can we experience and show agape Love.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).

WHAT IS AGAPE LOVE

In the New Testament of the KJV of the Bible, Love is mentioned more than 150 times and is considered the main component of what is cited as God’s two greatest commandments:

1. Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength (Mark 12:30)

2. Love one another as I have loved thee (John 13:34)

The spiritual understanding of agape love is that it is unconditional and selfless in nature. A love that emulates the love of God.

“God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him may have eternal life” (John 3:16)

Every person on earth is a Child of God giving them the birthright and blessings of being a child of Royal birth. Loved by the infinite Creator of this Earth.

A Heavenly Father who Loved you, individually, enough to create a Earth for you to live. That is filled with flowers, trees, birds, animals, and everything your heart could desire…

He loved each of us so much that He sent Jesus Christ; His only Son, to Pay for our sins so we can return to live with Him for eternity. He did this knowing we would be imperfect and have weaknesses, but He Loved us that much to lay down the life of His Son for our sins.
That is Agape Love.

ARE YOU EXHIBITING GOD’S AGAPE LOVE?

Ask yourself these Questions, to see if you are…

1. Suffereth Long

Are you patient with others or are you quickly frustrated with them?

2. Is Kind

Are you kind or harsh in your actions and attitudes?

3. Envieth Not

Do you take pleasure the blessings and accomplishments of others or are you jealous of them?

4. Vaunteth Not Itself

Do you notice and fulfill others needs or do you promote yourself and your needs above theirs?

5. Is Not Puffed Up

Do you feel the need to promote your supposed superiority or are you content to quietly live for others?

6. Doth Not Behave Itself Unseemly

Are you morally and socially appropriate or do you make others uncomfortable?

7. Seeketh Not Her Own

Are you unselfish or do you use others to fulfill your needs?

8. Is Not Easily Provoked

Do you delight in helping others or are you easily irritated and aggravated by their needs?

9. Thinketh No Evil

Do you quickly forgive or do you take inventory of other people’s errors to use against them?

10. Rejoiceth Not In Iniquity

Are you pleased when others sin?

11. Rejoiceth In The Truth

Do you delight when others learn and follow the truth?

12. Beareth All Things

Do you have a limit of what you will endure for others or do you trust God to supply the love and grace to endure patiently?

13. Believeth All Things

Do you look for the good in people or expect the worst?

14. Hopeth All Things

Do you expect good in others when they stray from God or do you give up on people?

15. Endureth All Things

“There is no limit to what love will endure for the good of the one loved.”

16. Never Faileth

“If you have ever truly loved someone, you will always love them.”

 

Pure Love

Agape Love is the Pure Love of God! Purity, just think about that a minute, remember when you felt so pure, how did that make you feel.

That’s how God makes you feel all the time when you walk with Him Fully. His Love is Full of Peace that passes All understanding.

His Mercy Toward You is Beyond Words! His Grace is an Act of SELFLESSNESS…

When You have an Encounter with the Love of God; You will never be the same. He is For You and has Everything Under Control, as long as we keep our eyes on Him.

 

It’s more than just Believing in God

• Its knowing Him
• Having a Relationship with Him
• Trusting Him
• Going after Him more and more
• Opening Up and letting God All the Way Inside

Agape, Agape! 

Truely my Heart Crys for the Love of God to be Poured out on All Nations!!

We Need a Move of God in the Lands, that will change hearts and the People will turn to God Again!!!

It’s time for God’s People to Rise Up and Show the True Love of God to the World.

Lord Jesus Let It Be!!

Let Your Will Be Done On This Earth Oh God, We Pray For Your Love To Be Poured Out And Hearts To Turn To You & Be Saved. The Power Of God Is What This World Needs, It’s What The World Has Been Searching For & The Time Has Come For Jesus To Be Revealed In His Fullness To All…

 

Father God, Pour Your Agape Love Upon Us We Cry!!

 

Cleanse Us & Make Us Worthy!!

 

Jesus Loves You & He Is All You Need.

 

Blessings,

Renea

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Wisdom

Dictionary:

the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.

What makes a wise man?

They Are Trustworthy and Steadfast. A wise person treats others as they want to be treated, because they know it will help them, not hurt them.

The wise person is who we always go to when we need solid advice. Wise people are who we turn to and who we trust in times of need.

Wisdom isn’t simply intelligence or knowledge or even understanding. It is the ability to use these to think and act in such a way that common sense prevails and choices are beneficial and productive.

Experience might be one of the most valuable tools in acquiring wisdom. That is to say, what we learn from experience gives us the wisdom whether to try a particular thing or make a certain choice or not.

You can hear lectures on swimming, you can read books on swimming, and you can understand the buoyancy of water from observation but until you jump in the water and get some experience, you won’t have true wisdom about the water and that may make all the difference between swimming and drowning.

Experience is often the best teacher.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.   Proverbs 15:33

Make America Great AGAIN

MAKE – form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create.

 

AMERICA – is derived from America, a term originally denoting all of the New World (also called the Americas)…. When used with a grammatical qualifier, the adjective American can mean “of or relating to the Americas”, as in Latin American or Indigenous American.

 

American – A Person born, raised, or living in the U.S.

 

GREAT – Notably large in size : huge all creatures great and small. Elaborate, Ample great detail, skill, achievement, or power. 

 

AGAIN – another time; once more.

When we look at what Make America Great means, What do you think?

 

Are you listening to the news and deciding what you think it means or are you Deciding for youself?

 

Something to think about:

We are told Every day what to think,

 

How to Eat,

 

Some even try to tell us what to say,

 

How to live,

 

Where to live,

 

What Job you can have.

 

It’s time we decide to take a Stand and know what we Believe without being told how to believe.

 

How long will it take or what will it take for us to decide Enough is Enough.

 

 

Go Out & Vote

 

Don’t Let People Trick You Into Believing Your Voice Doesn’t Matter, Because It Does!!

 

That’s Why Your Being Told What You Think Doesn’t Matter. It MATTERS!! Your Life Matters!! We All Matter!!

 

Let’s All Come Together And Look To Our Future By Learning From Our Past, We Will Not Go Backward, We Will Go Forward And Keep IN GOD WE TRUST As Our Foundation!!

 

GOD Has Placed Us Here For This Season. Are We Going to Help Make America Great or Sit on the sidelines?

 

What Will You Do?

 

 

REFRESH

Do you ever feel like all you need is a little time alone or a getaway? Maybe just a bath with candles to help you feel Refreshed.

 

 

We all have times in our lives that need refreshing and never need to feel guilty for taking time for our self.

When we are Refreshed our family and friends get the best of us. So after hard long days, remember to Relax and be Refreshed.

 

 

When your Refreshed you can help others and be a blessing.

Enjoy Life,

Renea

SIN

Sin is a word people hate thinking or talking about. It makes us want to run and hide.

 

During the days we live in, now more than ever, we have to deal with sin.

 

Realizing that sin will lead to only Heartache and Disaster of your soul is hard for most people to understand.

 

Because, it pleases for a season in your life, but then when your in too deep, everything falls apart for some and others think that they get a way with it, but sin will always catch up with you.

 

There is a way out of sin, but not many will listen. In the days we are living in, you have to know that your life is ready to go any day.

 

 

The only one who can cleanse our sins is Jesus and He is just waiting for us to call out to Him and ask for forgiveness of our sin and Turn from it.

 

When we receive Jesus in our heart, we have a choice then to choose to do right or to sin.

 

I would hope we can make right decisions and choose to not sin. There is so much joy in having a clean conscience and knowing where you will spend eternity.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalms 119:11

 

 

 

 

Blessings,

Renea