AGE WITH GRACE

There are certain things that are delivered to you by God, because you have come of age. There are blessings that come with age. The prodigal son thought that by his age he had become a man and had reached the stage to collect his inheritance from his father, go out and fulfill his dreams. There was no problem in his asking for his inheritance. It was his and he should ask for it, just as you as a child of God should be free with your heavenly father in asking for your inheritance in Christ. You need to ask to receive. So, it was not wrong that this prodigal son asked his father to give him his inheritance. The problem was his lacking the Wisdom, Vision and Strength to manage the blessings. He was aged, but he lacked grace. He lacked the grace to manage the blessings of God in his life. You need to be aged to activate certain blessings. Bible says there is a time for everything under the sun, and a season for every purpose. But bear in mind that you also need grace to manage and sustain what your heavenly father has given to you.
David had been anointed at age 17, but he became a king at age 30. That was the set age by God for him to have the throne. Joseph became a Prime Minister at 30, many years after when he had the dream. Moses did not assume the leadership blessing, until he was 40 years old. That was the set age by God. But don't you think it's not only about the age when you take a closer look? For instance, look at the gap between age 17 and 30. Don't you think it had to do with a period to prepare David for what lies ahead of him? It is a period to make David wax strong in wisdom, in strength, and in the vision(having details of his vision), so that he won't frustrate the grace of God upon his life and destroy the blessing, even though he is aged for it(the throne)by divine plan of God.
There is a set age for your marriage, career, land and property ownership, or ministry and every other significant blessing by divine plan of God. Therefore, you need to come of age to activate certain blessings into your life. But you also need grace to manage them. This grace does not come or stay on an empty vessel. It needs the oil to function. It needs the vision, wisdom, and your spirit man the Holy Spirit to work and flourish. For Bible says, "Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid"-Rom. 6:1-2.
BE AGED WITH GRACE.