Excellence With God's Grace
Strength In Difficult Times
Strength In Difficult Times
The focus word for today is ‘Grace Under Pressure’.
The focus verse for today is 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, ‘ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.’
The declaration for today is ‘Grace stabilizes me in challenges; I respond to pressure with peace and excellence.’
Pressure Reveals What Is Built Within Us
When pressure and stress comes into your life, our innermost thoughts, our insecurities or whatever that lies inside of us is revealed. Pressure does not create character, it reveals character. You could face intense pressure at home, work, or in your family life. When you go through this pressure and these challenges, it reveals your inner character. Some people start palpitating, get flustered and even start sweating when faced with trivial issues, this side of their character is revealed only while dealing with pressure. When squeezed by adversity what is stored inside the heart will come out. For some it might be anger, irritation and while for others it might be a song of praise, a song of trust. The majority of the Christian songs that have stood the test of time, were written at the peak of a personal adversity.
What comes out of you when faced with pressure and adversity?
Paul faced opposition, imprisonment, rejection and suffering, yet grace enabled him to remain steadfast. Believe today that no matter what the situation in your life is, with grace you will stand strong and survive.
Luke 6:45 says, ‘A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.’
When you squeeze a toothpaste tube, whatever is in it comes out of it. When you are under pressure, the mouth speaks what the heart has stored.
Psalm 112:6-7 says, ‘Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. 7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.’
When your hearts are steadfast in the Lord, bad news does not shake you.
Colossians 3:15 says, ‘Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.’
The greatest victories are often won on the inside before they are seen on the outside. If you use a sponge to clean spilled over milk, the sponge absorbs every bit of the milk. When you squeeze the sponge, it’s milk that comes out of it. In the same way, whatever is there inside of you, in your heart comes out when faced with pressure. If it's the Word of God that we constantly listen to and read, then that is what will come out of us when we face challenges.
Grace Gives Strength Beyond Human Ability
Paul prayed to the Lord to remove the ‘thorn in his flesh’. Even when God didn’t remove the thorn, Paul believed that God’s grace was more than sufficient for him. So, God’s grace is merely not forgiveness for the past but a sustaining grace that sustains us in our daily life. It is divine empowerment for the present as well.
God invites you to his presence, he is waiting for us to bring him our problems and worries. He will strengthen us through all our tough times. He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Isaiah 40:29 says, ‘He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak’
Hebrews 4:16 says, ‘ Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.’
2 Timothy 2:1 says, ‘You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.’
The principle is that grace supplies what human strength cannot. God’s grace carries a burden that would otherwise crush us. Some challenges and situations can break us. It can overwhelm us and scare us, but with God’s sustaining grace, it will not crush us. His grace will sustain us.
Pressure Is Often Preparation For Greater Responsibilities
God is preparing us, toughening us to make sure that we are able to manage pressure. Every great servant of God experiences seasons of testing. For instance, Joseph’s prison prepared him for the palace, David’s wilderness prepared him for the throne, Paul’s hardships prepared him for world-wide ministry. In the same way, as those who are set apart for God, he will make all things work together for our good.
Romans 5:3-5 says, ‘Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.’
James 1:3-4 says, ‘3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.’
1 Peter 5:10 says, ‘And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.’
God never wastes the painful seasons. Out of that mess, God will give you a message.
Grace Enables Excellence In Every Circumstance
Anyone can perform well when life is easy. But, excellence is proven when circumstances are difficult. Daniel remained faithful to God in Babylon, a foreign country. He lived faithfully despite being in a foreign country where the people prayed to other gods. Paul was worshipped in prison. Jesus served even in Gethsemane.
Philippians 2:14-15 says, ‘14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky’
1 Corinthians 15:58 says, ‘Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.’
Grace enables believers to respond differently from the world.
The focus verse for today is 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, ‘ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.’
The declaration for today is ‘Grace stabilizes me in challenges; I respond to pressure with peace and excellence.’
Pressure Reveals What Is Built Within Us
When pressure and stress comes into your life, our innermost thoughts, our insecurities or whatever that lies inside of us is revealed. Pressure does not create character, it reveals character. You could face intense pressure at home, work, or in your family life. When you go through this pressure and these challenges, it reveals your inner character. Some people start palpitating, get flustered and even start sweating when faced with trivial issues, this side of their character is revealed only while dealing with pressure. When squeezed by adversity what is stored inside the heart will come out. For some it might be anger, irritation and while for others it might be a song of praise, a song of trust. The majority of the Christian songs that have stood the test of time, were written at the peak of a personal adversity.
What comes out of you when faced with pressure and adversity?
Paul faced opposition, imprisonment, rejection and suffering, yet grace enabled him to remain steadfast. Believe today that no matter what the situation in your life is, with grace you will stand strong and survive.
Luke 6:45 says, ‘A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.’
When you squeeze a toothpaste tube, whatever is in it comes out of it. When you are under pressure, the mouth speaks what the heart has stored.
Psalm 112:6-7 says, ‘Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. 7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.’
When your hearts are steadfast in the Lord, bad news does not shake you.
Colossians 3:15 says, ‘Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.’
The greatest victories are often won on the inside before they are seen on the outside. If you use a sponge to clean spilled over milk, the sponge absorbs every bit of the milk. When you squeeze the sponge, it’s milk that comes out of it. In the same way, whatever is there inside of you, in your heart comes out when faced with pressure. If it's the Word of God that we constantly listen to and read, then that is what will come out of us when we face challenges.
Grace Gives Strength Beyond Human Ability
Paul prayed to the Lord to remove the ‘thorn in his flesh’. Even when God didn’t remove the thorn, Paul believed that God’s grace was more than sufficient for him. So, God’s grace is merely not forgiveness for the past but a sustaining grace that sustains us in our daily life. It is divine empowerment for the present as well.
God invites you to his presence, he is waiting for us to bring him our problems and worries. He will strengthen us through all our tough times. He will never leave us nor forsake us.
Isaiah 40:29 says, ‘He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak’
Hebrews 4:16 says, ‘ Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.’
2 Timothy 2:1 says, ‘You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.’
The principle is that grace supplies what human strength cannot. God’s grace carries a burden that would otherwise crush us. Some challenges and situations can break us. It can overwhelm us and scare us, but with God’s sustaining grace, it will not crush us. His grace will sustain us.
Pressure Is Often Preparation For Greater Responsibilities
God is preparing us, toughening us to make sure that we are able to manage pressure. Every great servant of God experiences seasons of testing. For instance, Joseph’s prison prepared him for the palace, David’s wilderness prepared him for the throne, Paul’s hardships prepared him for world-wide ministry. In the same way, as those who are set apart for God, he will make all things work together for our good.
Romans 5:3-5 says, ‘Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.’
James 1:3-4 says, ‘3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.’
1 Peter 5:10 says, ‘And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.’
God never wastes the painful seasons. Out of that mess, God will give you a message.
Grace Enables Excellence In Every Circumstance
Anyone can perform well when life is easy. But, excellence is proven when circumstances are difficult. Daniel remained faithful to God in Babylon, a foreign country. He lived faithfully despite being in a foreign country where the people prayed to other gods. Paul was worshipped in prison. Jesus served even in Gethsemane.
Philippians 2:14-15 says, ‘14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky’
1 Corinthians 15:58 says, ‘Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.’
Grace enables believers to respond differently from the world.
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