The Riches of God’s Grace

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” 2 Corinthians 9:8

The grace of God is meant for heavy-duty, regular use in our daily routines. Our ability to enjoy and experience its power and provision in the mundane hinges upon our loving obedience to God’s Word and His Spirit. In his book My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chamber explains the divine coupling of grace and obedience:
                               
“No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character; he has to make character. Nor are we born with habits; we have to form habits on the basis of the new life God has put into us. We are not meant to be illuminated versions but the common stuff of ordinary life exhibiting the marvel of the grace of God....The tiniest detail in which I obey has all the omnipotent power of the grace of God behind it. If I do my duty, not for duty’s sake but because I believe God is engineering my circumstances, then at the very point of my obedience the whole superb grace of God is mine through the atonement.”

Grace is for washing dishes when we are tired; playing with the children when we would rather be watching the ball game; inviting our lonely neighbor over for dinner when we would rather be alone. It works in the daily grind when we are willing to obey.

“...The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.” Romans 16:20