“GRACE….WHEREIN WE STAND”        1 PETER  5:12

“GRACED” to handle it!

GOD’S GRACE is what gets us through the rough times.  Paul acknowledged this when he spoke of his ‘thorn in the flesh’   (2 Corinthians 12:7).  Ever have a splinter in your finger?  You can still function, but it’s painful.  It won’t kill you, but it can make you pretty miserable.  Right?  What did God tell Paul?  The same thing He’s telling you, “My grace (my sustaining care ) is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

GRACE  keeps waiting for a prodigal to come back, endures prolonged illness, lives with little yet gives much, overcome’s disappointments, and forgives repeated offenses.  GRACE takes you beyond your natural ability, by forcing you to rely on GOD’s strength alone.

Paul said he looked forward to trials, “That the power of CHRIST may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:9).  What a place to be! When you’re there, the mere thought of doing anything on your own, is a ‘turn off’, because you know HIS strength is so superior.

How can two people go through exactly the same trial, yet one fold, and the other flourish?  The answer is ‘GRACE…wherein we stand” (1 Peter 5:12).  Both may be equal in every other sense, but one has been GRACED to handle it, the other hasn’t.

Stay in the areas where you’re “GRACED”,  for that’s where your strength and your success lie.  You ask, “Where do I find this GRACE?”  Listen, “The WORD of HIS GRACE which is able to build you up” (Acts 20:32).  It’s HIS WORD!  Have you been spending time there lately?  Published by: 2002 devotional.