THE GRACE SUPERMARKET
CREDIT: Bishop Dr. Chris E. Kwakpovwe
Our Daily Manna Devotional
Grace is defined as: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Every man or woman has EQUAL ACCESS TO THE THRONE OF GRACE. It is a Throne known for the word, “GRACE”. Every time you are looking for GRACE, you should run there! That is the world’s biggest ‘supermarket” where you can buy “GRACE” everyday! The word “boldly” was added to that scripture by your Father God so that even when you don’t feel like you will be received there, you can still come. GRACE means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame. Oh! Run to that throne daily! Sin does not stop God’s GRACE from flowing, but God’s Grace will stop sin from ruling. Your past reminds you of Grace; it does not define who you are! Beauty, hard work or money without GRACE is like a hook without bait. As 2016 runs on, note this: Where the will of God leads you, the GRACE of God will keep you! GRACE is when you get the good things that you don’t deserve. MERCY is when you are spared from the bad things that you do deserve. Indeed, God is generous with both and you must pursue them daily to win because if you depend on GOD’S GRACE, there is no such thing as “impossible”. In fact, His MERCIES are new every day! A cross is the lightening rod of GRACE that short-circuits God’s wrath so that only the light of his love shows up for you.
Never judge yourself or others because the church is like Noah’s ark; it may sometimes appear to be sinking but if you get out of it, you will drown. Refuse to quit now! Close with this poem from Charles Wesley: “Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, and looks to God alone; laughs at impossibilities, and cries daily: IT SHALL BE DONE”. As the year runs on, remember the THRONE OF GRACE when battles show up or DELAY roars like a lion and whether the devil likes it or not, that desire SHALL BE DONE – by His Grace! Hold on!