Title Let's Receive Grace / Exodus 33:17-19
Let us follow along. Let's be blessed!
God tells Moses: I will give grace to whomever I will give, and will show mercy to whomever I will have mercy. The first place the word grace appears is in Genesis 6:8, Noah found favor with God. In Revelation 22:1, the last book of the Bible, the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all, so the grace from Genesis continues to appear in the book of Revelation. The word grace appears 200 times in the Old and New Testaments.
Guys, what you can buy with money isn't really worth it. The most valuable things directly related to our lives have no value. Guys, how precious is air? In a vacuum without air, people do not live for less than 5 minutes and die. Such good air, is there anyone who breathes in every minute and second and breathes air? How much does air cost? It cannot be calculated by value. What is directly related to life is a noble thing, and the noble thing is to receive it for free. Water, salty. If there are people who sell water, they don't sell it for a price. It is the labor of the process of pumping water. Essentially, water has no value. Sunshine, Do you pay 50 won for 5 minutes of sun exposure? We need sunlight to live, but without sunlight, the Encyclopedia of Five Grains will not ripen. Sunlight is important for all living things to live, and God gave it to us free of charge. Charisma is to give the noblest, coolest, and most beautiful things directly connected to life without cost. It's grace. But this most precious grace is to have the life of Christ, to have the life of Christ stir in me and to have Christ with us, it is said that it is the grace of grace.
Even today, when we ask questions about baptism, for whom did Jesus die? So, when he taught me, he said he died for me, so he must have died for him. that you shouldn't do it that way. Gentlemen, God wants everyone under the world to be saved, but He does not save everyone under the world. Only those who believe are saved.
Those who receive favor from the second God receive favor and esteem from those above.
A man named Joseph goes to Potiphar's house and works as a servant, but when the owner looks at this Joseph, he does well in every task entrusted to him. It's a little different from normal people. It turns out that he is a man favored by God. So, according to Genesis 39:3 and below, the lord saw that the LORD was with Joseph, and saw that the LORD prospered in all things. Joseph served his master with favor, and he served not with God's favor, but with his master's favor, and he made Joseph the head of the household, and put all that he had into his hand, and Joseph took charge of the house. From that day on, God blessed the house of the Egyptians for Joseph's sake, so that the blessing of the Lord extended to that house and all that was in the field. When a person who has received grace from God goes to another person's house, that person is blessed because of the person to whom he received grace, and because of that person, the master above loved Joseph even more and entrusted him with all precious things.
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that if a person who receives grace from God and the Spirit of God is with him will receive trust, love, and grace from those above him while he is on this earth, then all things will prosper. That is why the saying that if you are psychic, you are connected, was born.
Third, what happens to us when we receive grace from God?
Why did God bless David? Was David blameless? Did you not commit a crime? David was also an ordinary man. However, there is only one reason why God blessed him outstandingly. He was a person who received grace, so he accepted the revuke of the righteous in order to receive grace upon grace. I accepted the prophet's rebuke. So Psalm 141 is a poem he wrote, and in verse 5 he says: Even if the righteous strike me, it will be counted as grace; when they rebuke, they will count as oil on their head, and my head will not reject me. A righteous person is a prophet. The prophet Nathan came to visit, can the king do that? And if it was King Herod who was proud when he rebuked him, how about this guy? David would have acted as if he had killed John the Baptist by beheading him, but David humbly knelt down on his knees and accepted the rebuke and repented when a man of God came to him even though it was the king? his wrongdoing. He was able to rule as the Prince of Peace for a long time. I pray in the name of the Lord that you may enter the stage of grace where you can receive grace and accept reproof and become strong and mighty people.
Then to whom do you give this kind of grace? It said that God gives grace only to those who give him grace, but here, giving grace to those who give grace has two meanings. One has the meaning that grace is under my jurisdiction, it is by my sovereignty, and the other is that grace is given to those who have the attitude of heart to receive grace. To whom would the Lord give such grace? First, give this grace to those who love Jesus. Ephesians 6:24 says, ?Sungrace be with those who love our Lord Jesus Christ unfailingly.??Love Jesus unconditionally. Do you love when you feel good and hate when you feel bad? If you do, will you come before Jesus, if not, will you run away? If you are busy, do you not come to church, and if you are not busy, do you go to church? It doesn't go unchanging. It's "always changeable". A person who loves unchangingly is love that keeps the promised time to meet the Lord, whether it is snowing, raining or windy. I made an appointment with my lover, but didn't show up on time? Then you hurt your pride and you don't want to see us next time, right?
When I was in seminary, a certain young lady kept meeting me in front of the school gate and bursting with laughter and seemed to like me. I didn't really like it, but I still think it's strange because women keep liking it. So, once a letter or a note comes, I want you to meet her. I'm going to meet you, why can't we meet? I saw on the note that we should meet in front of the clock tower at Seoul Station, so I went out 5 minutes ago and waited, but this girl doesn't show up even after 15 minutes. After waiting for 20 minutes, he shows up smiling brightly, but do you think I'm going to get angry and laugh? So I just looked. I laughed, but it was ridiculous, so I laughed too. Yes, we just talked, and then we broke up and we haven't seen each other until now. So why are you late? Waiting is also beautiful, isn't it? It comes out literary. Waiting is also beautiful. Did you think it would be good to meet you while waiting? I knew I loved him. Everyone, we have to keep our promises with the Lord today.
Who do you give grace to? Second, give grace to the humble. In James 4:6, God rejects the proud and gives grace to the humble. How does a humble person appear? Appear like Jesus. Jesus said yes before the word of God. That's humility. Do not confuse humility with humility at the moral level Confucius says. How are you seemingly? There are people who are full of pride even when they bow their heads. That's not what Jesus is talking about. Being humble before the word of God is humility. Have this heart in you. This was the heart of Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality to be robbery; he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, and became obedient to the point of death. Therefore, we believe that in order to receive all of God's promises and grace, we must imitate Jesus and bow before God's word and say Amen to glorify God. In Acts 5:32, God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey. It was.
Third, to whom does God show grace? God grants grace only when you come before the throne of grace. Hebrews 4:16 says that we will come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may find grace to help in time of need. Revival from time to time. From time to time, meeting times were set. You must run before the throne of grace. I believe that grace will come only when you come out and listen to the Word.
Lastly, if you long for grace and pray, I promise you that I will give you grace. In Job 33:26 he prays to God, and God will be gracious to him, that he may see his face with joy, that those who pray will find joy in the face of God, and that he will restore to man his righteousness. It was. Isaiah 30:18 et seq. But the LORD waits, that he may be gracious to you, and he will rise up to have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are those who wait for him, who dwell in Zion. You people of Jerusalem, you will not weep again. He will be gracious to you at the sound of your cry, and when He hears He will answer you. Ladies and gentlemen, let's rely on the Lord and ask for help by these words. I believe that God will give grace upon grace. When should I receive grace? Tomorrow is already too late. You must believe today, you must receive today, and you must be renewed today.
1 Corinthians 6:2 says, "I heard you in your time of favor, and I helped you in the day of salvation." Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. God's day is today. Don't worry about tomorrow. It is said that one day of suffering is sufficient for one day. A man named Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of red bean porridge because he was hungry first. After that, he wept to receive the blessing, but lost his chance. When we receive grace, we often see people who have not received grace fall into temptation. During the revival meeting, the Lord will come and wait for you to give grace. Come and pray. The Lord will meet you, give you grace, restore joy to you who have been gracious, heal your wounds, find new strength, unleash your bonds, become strong and mighty, and give grace to others. You will get it, you will be trusted, so I believe there will be a history that opens the way. I bless you in the name of the Lord to have such grace.