GRACE AND PEACE

2 Corinthians 1:2 NKJV Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Did you catch that? Grace and peace! Would you like some grace and peace that you can’t buy or earn today? God is offering it freely to each one of us for the taking and receiving, but if we don’t take it by faith we won’t walk in it.😊

It’s like if I give you a birthday present but if you don’t take it when I offer it to you, then you will never enjoy it. We read God’s words but tend to gloss over them sometimes, and they float over our heads and remain in the ether because we don’t mix them with faith and benefit from them.

God’s grace includes His enabling strength, His blessings and favour throughout our day in every situation that we walk into, whether it’s an opportunity for a bargain in a shop, a job interview, or a difficult conversation with someone. If we’ve received and thanked God for His grace and His favour, then we can enjoy it and expect it to open doors for us, to help us overcome tricky situations. God says His grace is more than enough for whatever comes each day. I think we’d all like some of that!😊

How about some heaven sent peace? Could you do with a dose of peace right now? Peace is knowing we’re right first of all with God Himself, that He accepts and approves us because we’re in Jesus, that’s the foundation for our peace. 

Peace is trusting God to work things out when we don’t know how, to trust He has a way where we can’t see one, to know He has our back and He’s watching over us. Peace is resting in the One who holds the stars in place, who brings the sun up each morning. Peace is knowing God is looking after us and He’s with us, no matter what! It’s knowing when our thoughts are in turmoil we can stop and receive yet more of His peace. Would you like some today? God is giving it to us all but we have to receive it.😊

Lord, we lift our hands out in faith to You to thank You for your grace and peace today. We receive them so gladly and we’re so grateful for them. In Jesus name. Amen.

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WAKE UP!

Romans 13:11 NLT This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Wake up sleepy head! We all know how hard it can be to not just wake up but to actually get out of bed when the bed is warm and cozy but on Sunday I was reminded how important it is for us to wake up spiritually because God is on the move and He wants us to be part of it.😊

Jesus didn’t just come for you and me, He came for as many as would believe in Him and I was challenged as to what I’m doing to help that happen. God has opportunities and things for us to do that we may not have considered, which might be outside of our ‘box’ but if we’ll follow where He leads then He can flow through us to others to bring them to Himself.

There is a sense of going into a new season for many of us and God wants us to make the most of the season we’re going into, not to minimise it or find excuses why we can’t do things. Rather He wants us to lean into Him for His strength and empowering to see what He will do in and through us, to have a sense of expectation.😊

Too often we see the risk, the difficulty, we see the giant in the land instead of remembering that because God is for us, then who can be against us? No one! Our God is mighty and He has given us spiritual weapons of warfare to pull down those strongholds of unbelief, of inadequacy, of lack of confidence and declare we are chosen, called, equipped and anointed by God to do whatever He asks of us.

We need a faith response! We don’t need a doubt or an unbelief response! God is with us! His resources are for us! He has given us His authority and remember God loves to surprise us so if things unfold in a ‘different’ way to what we imagined then that’s good too! 

Don’t let’s try to keep God in our little box but let Him take us out of our box into His land of endless possibilities, of opportunities, of His favour and every good thing He has planned for us.😊 In Jesus name let it be so! Amen.

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