Grace Within

Every man has a unique grace inside him which can open doors for him and bring him to the fulfilment of his glorious destiny. The Bible says, Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them: John 7:38 (NIV). As long as you are a believer in Jesus Christ and you are filled with the Spirit of God, there is a river of grace that can flow from your inside and be a blessing to everyone that you encounter. This is the reason why no child of God should envy another man; he should rather locate the grace of God within him and no matter how small it looks, he should thank God for it and use it.

A young pastor was privileged to minister in songs in a service where one of the fathers in the faith that God has so highly honoured and lifted in Nigeria was present. The grace of God was so evident and the presence of God filled the atmosphere as people worshipped God with all their hearts. The spiritual father who was present in the meeting broke down in tears as he humbly worshipped the Almighty Father. After the worship session, the young pastor went to take his seat. It was later that the spiritual father discovered that the young man was a pastor under him in the church network that he oversees. The church network is so large with thousands of branches all over the world. The worship leader was just a parish pastor who was unknown to the general overseer and would never have been privileged to be at the level of a meeting with the General Overseer. In fact, the pastor would have been intimidated to preach where the General Overseer was seated as the gap between them was so wide. However, the grace to worship made the difference and at the first encounter with the General Overseer, the young man had something to offer that stood him out.

There is grace that the Lord has put inside you, you have to make it count. It might be the ability to serve in a little way that will make a difference. Yours might not be music or worship but the grace to bring order and excellent administration to a place. Whatever the Lord has given you, use it for His glory and to bless people around you. Don't hoard your gift, don't despise your grace and don't compare it with another person's that God has given what you think is bigger. What you have is God's best, use the grace within, A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men: Prov. 18:16.

READ: I Peter 4: 4-11
MORE LESSON: Ephesians 4: 7

Prayer/Action

• Pray for help to discover your calling.

• Pray that you will not do another man’s work.

• Ask for grace to excel in your ministerial call.

PROPHETIC PRAYER:
I trash every garbage of pain, sin and sorrow into the forgetful river of yesterday to rise no more, in the name of Jesus.