Grace Infinity

Reading the prerequisites for forgiveness of sins in the old order recorded in Leviticus 1 to 4 one begins to appreciate the value of what Jesus did on the cross. Oks pause that, let me repeat that line, Reading the prerequisites for forgiveness of sins in the old order recorded in Leviticus 1 to 4 one begins to get a glimpse of what Jesus did on the cross.

That said,its impossible to see completely in this life what Jesus saved us from but for the purpose of our study of grace, I'll like to bring out one fundamental truth to help us think then hopefully try to appreciate the extent to which God would go to simplify his processes just to redeem man.

In Leviticus, atonement for sin required sacrifices using a bull without blemish but God knowing that not everyone had capacity to offer a bull created other categories like lambs and pigeon. Reading further,you'll see the inclusion of flour and oil as part of what could be used at various times to atone for sins.

Is it not amazing to see how understanding our God is? God made objects of atonement so affordable so that it was almost impossible for anyone to say they have no means to be part of his redemption plan.

Now that's the old order. When farming was all they people had,fast forward to the new covenant, God seeing that people found it hard to pay the price decided to come down and pay the ultimate sacrifice thereby reducing the prerequisite for salvation of belief. God so loved us that he gave his son who knew no sin, just like the lamb without blemishes used in the old testament, God gave jesus as payment for our sins.

All he asked us is that we believe his son died for us and we are saved.  That there may be no more excuses; God removed all bulls and Lambs and doves, he reduced salvation to faith in the Son of God. Now that is what God did regarding salvation and all other aspects of our lives.

Grace is the ability to tap into the finished work of another. Grace in unmerited favour. The bible say God that did not withhold his son, how would he not with him give us all thing that pertainth to life and godliness.

The aspect of grace I need you to see is the aspect that would enable us rest from our struggles,first as it concern constan attempt to seek validation of our righteousness using our works,secondly as it regards slaving through life hoping to succeed on the job,business or with family. Grace is hardly discussed because churches feel it may become a license to sin or an occasion for laziness.


Well the bible says shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid. Grace is not an occasion for laziness on the job or in a relationship,in fact grace becomes the reason to work hard enough to be propelled by God to do exploit. Grace becomes a sustain-er and an enabler for those that are willing to rest from their works. We know that by strength shall no man prevail. For we are saved by grace through faith. If you talk to the most successful people that care to say the truth, they'll tell you that working hard and working smart are two different things.(The brick layer works hard while the stock broker works smart) The bible say God teaches us of make wealth yet in another scripture God teaches our hands to make war. Look also at paul who wrote that I plant and Apollos waters but God gives grace for increase. Paul reduced himself and Apollos to activities while showing us the real reason behind the increase. God that gives grace for the increase is above all.   

In my years as a believer,I have made mistakes yet the times I succeeded in standing,I never did it on my own. For a while I went in search of falling, I wanted to study" the science of falling". I wanted to know how and why we fall by systematically dissecting all the stages prior and post a fall. After many falls and an attempt to understand they dynamics of falling, I realised that Gods grace is the only constant in my success stories. I also realized that I fell faster everytime I felt I was on top of the situation, in fact the times I seemed so weak and helpless, those were the times that I spoke to God and he saw me through unlike the times I felt like the super servant of God. The bible says he that thinks he stands should be careful less he fall.

The grace of God makes up for all areas we are weak and vulnerable. God is not looking for super humans to work with, he's looking for willing hearts. God is looking for people that are willing to believe and try. God is looking for mustered seed faith to move mountains. Like he said to paul,my grace is sufficient for you. He said my strength is made perfect in your weakness. 

Through the entire pages of the bible,I see weak men become giant slayers, I see small men become kings. I see prostitutes become redeemed. We need to look at 1corth 1v18: For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

Quit listening to modern day Pharisee Pastors who would analyse God to a complex enigma just to show off how good they know him thereby making it almost impossible for anyone but them to please God. Isn't it funny how we read many book about steps and steps yet our steps are in disarray? At what point. Would the word of God as currently preached begin to yield result, tithes have being paid and spiritual gymnastics have been rehearsed yet the results are unseen. The complexities we see in the knowledge of God as we know today is not of God,its the phareeseeyic tendecies of a generation of men that thrive on self agrandisement. Their operating paradigm is works and more works all enveloped in a shell of grace without the true substance of grace. This breed of teachers have raised a generation of doers, not of Gods word but of Gods word as exposed by their daddy and mummy in the Lord.

The grace of God is not to be feared. The grace of God is not a license for sin neither is it an occasion for laziness. The grace of God is an instrument of favour,a propelling force meant to engineer a new dimension of possibilities for the uplifting of Gods people in every area that we find ourselves.

The grace of God is our license to believe in the impossible for it is written that with God, all things are possible to them that believe. The grace of God helps us rise when we fall yet helps us stay up so we don't fall. The same grace helps us when we are outnumbered on the job and in business,it also helps us out gun competition by diligently applying ourselves regardless of our shortcomings. Think about Gedion and his 300 men,the grace(favor) of God at work in them gave them victory even before the battle began. They had the victory yet they fought the war. The grace of God does not exempt us from challanges and trials,it just assures us that regardless of your trials and shortcomings, do your best and God would ensure you come out on top. Literally speaking, God is asking us to show up at the battle field while he fights for us. The problem most times is that we misunderstand the concept of grace to mean we do nothing but I have come to understand that the effective application of Gods words and ways may sometimes look little but in actual sense it a lot of work. Take for instance,God could ask you to "wait" just like Abraham, for the fullfillment of his will, that my friends is hard faith work. When the bible says my yoke is easy and my burden is lite most of us think its a work in the park. We need to know that as far as the heavens are from the earth,so are the ways of God from ours so again I say yoke,easy,burden and lite coming from God may not necessarily connote a jackpot.  God is a God of principles and processes. Someone said abuse is inevitable when purpose is misunderstood. That is the situation with man trying to use the grace of God as a quick fix mechanism for his many problems. 

Igonoh Godwin
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Nov 18th 2013
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