HOW DO I RECEIVE MORE GRACE?

Wednesday 2 July

For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive ABUNDANCE of GRACE and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 (NKJV)

But He gives MORE GRACE. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6 (NKJV)

GRACE and peace be MULTIPLIED to you in the KNOWLEDGE of God and of Jesus our Lord, 2 Peter 1:2 (NKJV)

We hear so much about grace in the Body of Christ today but many only seem to think of it as a license to act up and a get out of jail free card rolled into one. But grace is so much more!

The greatest definition of grace is salvation in Christ. Grace is also the act of God so loving the world and sending Jesus. The Bible says Jesus was full of grace and truth. with the AND meaning ‘that is’ or ‘which is.’ Truth means reality. Jesus was full of grace that is reality. The Bible also tells us that the Law was given by Moses but grace ‘that is’ reality came by Jesus Christ.

Everything that salvation in Christ entails is the grace of God for us. Even Jesus Himself is described as the grace that appeared to all men. With all this mind, let’s unpack our three opening verses.

Who are the THEY which are able to receive abundance of grace? Everyone. The word for receive is Lambano in Greek which means to seize or catch and make it yours. In other words, personalise it. We see this in salvation when someone accepts Christ. Notice it only says abundance of grace not the abundance of grace.

This shows us that there is no limit to how much grace we can receive from our spirit. Believers are also full of grace ‘that is’ reality in Christ. Most Christians don’t believe this about themselves which is why they have difficulty drawing from their wells of salvation in Christ.

So the grace we lambano is already in Christ and if we are born if the Spirit, Christ is in us. The Bible says in Christ are all the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge. When we receive grace, we are pulling all of the ‘Christ realities’ from our spirit into our souls and bodies and into the atmosphere around our lives. We are not receiving grace from some open window from heaven. The grace is coming from the Christ in us. Remember we have seen that heaven is within the believer. Where Jesus is, heaven is. Heaven is a state of being not a location.

Abundance of grace IS the gift of righteousness. They are not two seperate things. So we can experience more and more grace by increasing in the knowledge of righteousness. Why? Knowledge is the know how to be able to operate all the features present and available in the new creation spirit. You can extract grace from your salvation for your health and well being in every area of life. The most effective way to do this is praying in the Holy Ghost. It’s the rest and refreshing for your soul and body and your emotional and mental health.

Apostle Peter confirms this when he tells us that grace is multiplied to us in or through KNOWLEDGE. The more you know ‘every good thing that is IN YOU in Christ Jesus’, the more you can enjoy all the blessings and benefits of your salvation in Him.

‘Meletao’ the word for meditate in Greek also means to IMAGINE. For example, imagine if you have pain in your body; what it would feel like to be pain free? The Word says ‘out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks’. Heart here is more to do with the mind and imagination. The key is to fill our minds and imaginations with what God has said concerning us. This creates a space for the grace that is in our spirits to inhabit.

The reason ‘He gives more grace’ is because as a believer there is an unending supply within YOU We have everything that pertains to life and godliness… how? Through the knowledge of HIM who has called us to a life of glory and excellence. Every increasing grace and ever increasing glory are the hallmarks of your life as a new creation. Now imagine that. Grace upon grace.

APPLICATION

Be aware that all the grace that you will ever desire or require is resident within Christ who resides in you and be a ‘Christ in me’ minded person always.