Have you ever heard the saying, that person has fallen from grace? Often, Believers mistakenly think falling from grace is something that happens when they don’t uphold a certain moral standard. Falling from grace has nothing to do with our moral behavior. However, it has everything to do with our acceptance of grace. Accepting God’s grace (His unmerited favor) requires a willingness to abandon self-effort. We fall from grace anytime we trust in ourselves more than we trust in God.

When we depend solely on our own ability to obtain the promises of God, the sacrifice Christ made on the cross has no effect in our lives. This means that you will not be able to successfully obtain all that grace has made available in your marriage, career, health, finances, or any other area of your life. But when you make the decision to depend on God, grace becomes your supply house. Psalm 34:10 tells that we will lack no good thing. Is healing a good thing? Is deliverance a good thing? Are children a good thing? Is prosperity in every area of your life a good thing? Then by no means will you lack these things when you trust in God because they are all good things. The Ten Commandments in the Old Testament (referred to as the Law of Moses) focus on the many requirements the Israelites had to fulfill to earn God’s favor. These required them to work hard to keep the entire Law in order to escape death. Jesus’ death and resurrection reversed the order. As Believers in Christ, we are no longer under the Law but under grace. I will go a little deeper next week. For now I encourage you to remember that it is not up to you to “make” something happen, but it is up to you to trust God for what grace has already made available. Every victory in your life this week and the next will be wrought by grace.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for Your faithfulness. You are not good to me because I’ve been so good. But You are good to me because You are so good. Help me to depend and trust in You more than anything or anyone else. I acknowledge the finished works of Jesus, and I know that every good thing in my life is obtained through Him. And for that I say thank You! Guide me through Your Word and give me revelations as I spend more time meditating on this truth. It is in Jesus’ name that I pray and believe, amen.

Scriptures to Meditate On:

Romans 11:6

Romans 14:23

Psalms 34:10

Romans 6:14

1 John 1:17