For two months now I have been writing journal posts that I have been referring to as "beads on a necklace". Each bead has been my heart being molded by the Holy Spirit. If you like read the first bead read here. I think it is fitting to write about the clasp that holds all these beads together to form a beautiful necklace. It is GRACE.
Grace- the wonderful, amazing, awe-inspiring phenomenon that will take me an eternity to understand the depths of.
The Greek definition is the divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in the life- CHARIS. Isn't that beautiful? Doesn't charis sum up the gospel succintly? The Father has drawn us, Spirit to spirit working on our hearts and we are able to know God-intimately. Our whole is made new and we take this grace into us, our days and His goodness is reflected in our lives.
In thinking about the past three months that is what I am left to think of when heart aches are healed, sorrows are relieved, anger is vanquished- GRACE. He influences, He IS the influence upon my heart and my perspective changes to His. And in Him I have nothing to fear- nothing to fear. Oh, how good is that?
His grace are threads weaving in, through, around, between our lives making them into a beautiful relfection of His loving kindness towards us.
Read these scriptures s-lo-w-l-y. Bask in them. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you fresh revelation.
"...therefore the Lord earnestly waits- expecting, looking and longing- to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you." -Isaiah 30:18 Amplified.
The Lord LONGS to be gracious to you!
Two months ago I was so down, I was not sure of when I would get up again. But even with trials and tests, battles, effects of sin, circumstance, and chance He remains gracious.
And I am sure of this for me and for you..."that He who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ right up to the time of His return, developing that good work and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you (and me)." -Philippians 1:6 Amplified
At that time He will put the very last stone of our lives into place- the cap stone- with shouts of "Grace! Grace!' to it. Zechariah 4:7 For all will see by the reflection in our lives that His divine influence has been upon our hearts.
I am walking with Him toady and living well because of His grace. Visit others who are doing the same.http://www.aholyexperience.com/
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Thank you so much for sharing thia at the NOBH>
What a pretty blog you have! So thankful for God's grace and that He shows up each and every day. I'm looking forward to coming back. :)
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