Grace Stepped In
by Ernest Angley
August 2016
Grace is all the favor of God; and through that grace, God is taking care of the Bride in this final hour. You need to learn everything you can about God’s grace. The more you study it, the stronger you will be; but God’s grace will not work for you unless you use it. Thus saith the Lord, you must use all the grace you can. We need all the strength we can get during this final leg of our journey. Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (II Timothy 2:1).
Where Did Grace Begin?
Many years ago, God gave the Law to man through Moses; and it included the Ten Commandments and many other ceremonial laws concerning what to eat, how to dress, how sacrifices should be made and what holy days should be kept. That Law also brought the knowledge of sin. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law [And people still do because it brought death to all.]: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law (Romans 2:12).
Adam, the first man and the head of the human race, brought sin and death upon everyone. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come (Romans 5:14). Why do you think God punished Adam and Eve so severely and put them out of the Garden of Eden if the Law had not yet been given and sin was not charged as sin? The reason is that Adam and Eve were created perfect and sinless, so they had no need of a Law; but they were given a commandment from God that said, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Genesis 2:16,17).
When God commands you not to do something and you do it anyway, you are sinning against Him; and that is what Adam and Eve did. God had commanded them not to eat of the fruit of the tree in the midst of the Garden, but they did it anyway. Then their eyes were opened to their fallen state. And he [God] said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat (Genesis 3:11)? Adam and Eve were not ignorant to God’s command, and they had willfully done what God had told them not to do. Then God made them accountable for their transgression and put them out of the Garden, and death would be the result of their sin. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned (Romans 5:12).
No Tree of Life for Man
Once Adam and Eve left the Garden, God posted angels and a flaming sword that turned every way at the gate so that nobody could get back in and eat of the tree of life. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life (Genesis 3:22-24). If Adam and Eve had been able to eat of that tree, they would have lived forever in their sinful state.
Later, God moved the tree of life up to Heaven; and when the Lord gave John the great revelation of Heaven, he saw it there. And he [one of the seven angels] shewed me [John] a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:1,2). All those who go to Heaven can finally eat of that tree. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city (Revelation 22:14).
God did not bring sin upon the human race, man did; and because Adam sinned, all people are born in sin. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me (Psalm 51:5). When Adam and Eve were put out of the Garden, people continued to sin; and it soon covered the Earth. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart (Genesis 6:5,6).
God Offered Grace
God was so grieved that He was going to destroy all mankind. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD (Genesis 6:7,8). This is the first time grace is mentioned in the Word of God, and it saved Noah’s whole family. It took 120 years for Noah and his family to build the ark, but grace kept them going; and it will keep us going, too.
After the rain was over and the water had dried up, God told Noah and his family to go forth and replenish the Earth. And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him (Genesis 8:15-18). God started fresh with Noah and his family and told them to go forth and multiply, but it didn’t take long before the Earth was again filled with wickedness.
Even today, most people all over the world are filled with evil just as the Bible said they would be. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God (II Timothy 3:1-4).
The Law Did Not Work
Later, God gave the Law, which I mentioned earlier; and the sin in the world was then revealed as sin. For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died (Romans 7:9). Sin was now judged as sin, and it brought death. The Bible says, The soul that sinneth, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:4).
Once men knew what sin was, God commanded them to put away their sins; and they had many of them which included idolatry, taking the Lord’s name in vain, adultery, killing, bearing false witness, covetousness and stealing. The Law made things clear to the people, but they could not meet the demands of the Law because of the weakness of their flesh.
The Law required animal sacrifices which signified that without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). But God hated those sacrifices. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure (Hebrews 10:4-6).
Animal blood could not wash away sin, so the people were still dead in their trespasses and sins; and they continued to get worse. They knew what sin was, and they wanted to be free of it; but the Law could not make them free. That is why God had to send Jesus. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh (Romans 8:3).
Because of Adam’s sin, many people today are spiritually dead; but Jesus came so we could have grace. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many (Romans 5:15). Nothing can destroy God’s grace, but you can destroy it in your own life.
Grace Abounded
Paul told us that the Law made him want to do good, but he could not make himself do it. He cried, O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death (Romans 7:24)? So many preachers say that this proves no one can live free from sin, but that is not true. You can live free from sin if you have accepted grace because grace makes the difference. Paul knew that; so he answered his own question saying, I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 7:25). Paul knew that Jesus was the only one who could deliver him.
Through Jesus, grace abounded to all people who would accept it. Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20). Where there is great sin there is greater grace, so you don’t have to worry about being overcome with the sins of the world.
God has seen to it that there is always plenty of grace available through Jesus Christ. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ (John 1:17). If you are not overcoming sin in your life, it is because you are not using the grace of God. That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 5:21).
There was a time when God winked at ignorance but not anymore; He is calling everybody to repentance. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30). Why?—because God’s grace intervened for man. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). God loves us so much that if there had been only one sinner on Earth, Jesus still would have come. We were powerless to help ourselves, and that is why grace stepped in; and it continues to step in every time we need it.
If you have a pure heart, you have nothing to worry about. Worry will get you nowhere, but grace will take you wherever God wants you to go. It will give you the strength, wisdom and knowledge to do what God has called you to do; but if you look to your own strength, you will come up short and become discouraged.
Grace and Faith
Grace is the gloriously free and undeserved favor of God. You cannot do anything to earn it, and you can only receive it by having faith in Christ. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all (Romans 4:16). Grace enables you to have God’s promises, but they can only be yours through faith; and God gives everyone a measure of it. God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3).
People must have that first measure of faith before they can even be saved because without it, they will not be able to believe in the blood that was shed on Calvary. The Bible declares, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8,9). Faith must be used; and when you use the first measure, the Lord will give you another and another, but He will not waste faith on you if you are not going to use it.
Through faith, grace can step in whenever you need Heaven’s help; and we all are going to need plenty of it to finish our work as quickly as we need to. We have only a limited time left; so we must say as Jesus did, I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work (John 9:4).
There is no end to the faith that God can give you, and grace is always available to you through that faith when you are connected to Heaven. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:2). Grace brings divine hope and glory, and everything you need is in the glory of God.
Faith brings you the grace you need to stand for God, and you have the liberty of using it any time. If you are spiritually feeble, then you are not using the faith and grace of God. You have to contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3). You will have to pay a high price for that faith just as Job did, but he held on to his faith; and so must you.
At one time, Job was in such bad physical shape that his wife wanted him to curse God and die. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh (Job 2:9,10). Instead, Job blessed God and lived. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD (Job 1:21). Those who are blessing God will live forever like God Himself. His plan for us is wonderful, but it is a shame that so few people take advantage of it.
The Harvest Is Ripe
You cannot just give mental assent to the things of God; you have to believe them in your heart, and your heart must be blood-washed. The Bible tells us, For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart (I Samuel 16:7). However, many people will not honor God from their heart because they want to do as they please.
Grace will step in to help people accept the truth if they will allow it to, but most people don’t want the real Christ even though His is the only name that can save them; and they will have no grace without Him. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
If you want to be an influence to your family or anyone else, you have to use grace. Through it, the Lord will raise you up to sit in heavenly places. And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). God has a reason for everything He does, and He wants you to sit in a heavenly place so you will have spiritual eyes to see that the harvest is ripe and have a burden to get to the lost before it is too late. Then saith he [Jesus] unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest [the Holy Spirit], that he will send forth labourers into his harvest (Matthew 9:37,38).
The Lord is offering you all the help you can use to bring in the harvest of lost souls, and He is depending on you and me to bring it in. God told me to tell His people that if they fail, multitudes will die and go to hell.
Paul knew his responsibility to souls. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood (Galatians 1:15,16). We are called by grace just like Paul was, and he suffered all things for Christ’s sake to show people God’s grace; and we must do the same thing.
You must know that there is plenty of grace available for each one of you to do all that God is calling you to do; and when you believe and accept the truth, His work will not seem overwhelming. God has revealed more to us than He did to the Early Church because we have to do more and move faster than they did. If you want to do anything for souls, you have to do it now because our time is limited; and we have to reach the world. Everybody must have a chance to accept Christ and His grace, and then the end will come.
Grace Never Ends
Grace can make everything and everyone perfect. The Bible says, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). Only grace can bring such perfection; and through it, we can have perfect faith, perfect love and perfect everything. God will show us the riches of His grace for all eternity. That in the ages [years] to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:7). There is no end to God’s grace.
When trials and persecutions come, know that God’s grace will abound for you. When Paul was going through so much, the Lord told him, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness (II Corinthians 12:9). Angels of the devil would follow Paul everywhere he went and stir up trouble, and he wanted to be free of them because he felt he could do more work for the Lord without them. However, God did not see it that way; so Paul humbled himself to what God wanted, knowing that God’s grace was sufficient.
If you are a child of God, you don’t have to fret about what happens to you in this world. As long as God’s hand is upon you, the devil will never be able to defeat you. He will try to talk to you, but don’t listen to him or to people who speak his language because it is worthless and ungodly idle talk. Members of your family may fight you and your way of serving God, but don’t let them hinder you.
Paul continued, Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me (II Corinthians 12:9). Paul was not referring to sickness but to persecutions. The Lord does not get any glory from our sicknesses until we are healed.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work (II Corinthians 9:8). Grace will help you to do every good work that the Lord desires you to do for Him. As a child of God, you are His hands, His eyes and His ears. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones (Ephesians 5:30).
Paul said, But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all [all of the disciples]: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me (I Corinthians 15:10). If you have that same attitude, you can make it without one excuse.
When you don’t have enough of what you need for whatever you are facing, it is available to you from Heaven through grace; but you have to use it right and have no doubt. God cannot work with doubt, so you must ask Him for the grace to help you believe. You must let grace tune your heart, eyes and ears to Heaven so you can see the things you need to see and hear the things you need to listen to. Seven times in the book of Revelation, Jesus said, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith (Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22).
Saved by Grace
Remember, it was when man was helpless and dead in sin that God’s grace abounded and gave him a desire to be saved. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they (Acts 15:11).
Just as grace stepped in to save Noah and his family from destruction, it will step in to save you and me and anyone else who wants to be. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17). That is why we are taking Jesus to the whole world through grace.
You can look at the power of grace as a door that was locked for ages. No one knew what was on the other side of that door, and no one could open it no matter what they tried. Then when God looked upon man and saw his helpless, hopeless condition, His love and mercy devised a plan to open the door from Earth to Glory. Without God’s grace, man could never have an open door to His greatness.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man (Hebrews 2:9). Jesus came to Earth as a man and took our place in death—that was the plan of God. Only the Lord God and Jesus Christ can forgive sins; and through the grace that Jesus brought, He was able to die on Calvary and then walk out of the tomb for us. Death could not hold Him, and it won’t be able to hold us either on Rapture Day.
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Ephesians 2:5). This means that grace brought the Lord and man together, and we no longer have to have the deadness of sin in us. All of our sins can be forgiven and washed away through the grace of the Lamb.
You cannot be justified for even one day without grace. Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24). Grace and redemption come only through Jesus, and you will never find salvation through any other source. His is a grace name of divine power, divine love, divine glory and divine everything.
Since grace is freely given to us, God wants us to freely give it to others. Freely ye have received, freely give (Matthew 10:8). Do you share godly love and patience with others? Do you take time to be kind? There is nothing like sharing God’s love when a person is so sick or burdened that they can’t help themselves. The grace of God will enable you to give the things He wants you to give, and He will be the one to reward you.
Jesus Brought Grace
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men [in the form of Jesus] (Titus 2:11). Jesus is the only true foundation. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 3:11). We have to build our lives on Jesus and know how to use grace as the mortar. Grace will take people out of the degraded pits of sin, clean them up and make them holy; and then it will place eternal life within. Anyone who does not believe and accept grace will be left out of God’s greatness for all eternity.
In whom [Jesus] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace (Ephesians 1:7). The devil will try to make you doubt the Lord’s forgiveness, but you can use the scriptures to shut him up. The devil can’t stand the Word; and because he can’t shut it out, he will leave you.
Always remember that we are saved for God’s purpose. Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose [His own plan] and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world [the world of redemption and salvation] began (II Timothy 1:9). Each of us has a holy calling from the Lord of works He wants us to do; and because of grace, we have holy guidance through the Holy Ghost to help us do those works.
That holy calling is for holy people; and to stay holy, you have to live free from all sin. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid (Romans 6:14,15). There is no excuse for sin; the voice of God’s grace makes that plain. You must always appreciate the simplicity and power of God’s grace; and if you don’t, it is because you won’t let grace work in you and in your mind.
The Bible tells us that we are not only saved by grace; we can also be healed, delivered and become more than conquerors who can trample devils underfoot. We can run with patience the race that is set before us and win the lost. We can take up our cross and follow Jesus all the way, recognizing every moment we are awake that He is the way, the truth and the life. We cannot become weary in well-doing or faint if we want to overcome. All we are or ever will be is through the grace of God.
Join the Family of God
The voice of grace says, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6). You may not have the might or the power to do something; but if you have the Lord’s Spirit, everything will work out all right.
Jesus said, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). You must turn everything over to the Lord. He wants you to get rest so you will be able to work for Him when the day dawns. Whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts (II Peter 1:19).
You do not grow into grace. You first have to receive it, and then you grow in it. Just as a plant will not grow outside of the soil, you cannot grow outside of grace. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen (II Peter 3:18). Then you can stand as tall as Jesus stood in faith, love and all the perfect things of Heaven He brought down. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13).
It is wonderful to belong to the Lord; and when you are sanctified through the grace blood, you become a member of the family of God. Jesus brought divine blood to make us sons and daughters of God. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons [or daughters] of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of [human] blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:12,13).
When we are born again, we become joint-heirs with Jesus Christ. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:16,17). Through grace, we have become equal with Jesus in what God wills for us. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich (II Corinthians 8:9). Jesus came to make it possible.
Grace Defeats Satan
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners (Song of Solomon 6:10)? This is the Bride of Christ. The devil is trying to stop her; but God promises that by grace, she can resist him. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).
God’s grace is undeserving favor to sinners and empowering favor to believers. Sin is everywhere, but grace is mightier than all the works of the devil. If you believe that, grace will step in and take over; but you have to allow it to through faith in Jesus Christ. The devil cannot penetrate divine grace; and when something is covered with grace, all the powers of Heaven will protect it.
The devil wants you to doubt the divine blood, and that is why he worries you so much with battles of the mind; but you have the grace to put the devil down and trample him. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet (Psalm 91:13). You cannot allow the devil’s mind battles to get inside of you, and grace will help you to keep them outside. Just turn your enemies and everything else over to God, and He will take care of them.
Many people in this last hour are leaving grace out. The Bible said a great falling away would come, and it is here. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (II Thessalonians 2:3). Today, it is hard to find churches that are on fire for God. Most have only one dead service a week, and the people’s hearts are closed to grace.
Unbelievers will mock God’s grace, God’s love and God’s Spirit; but in this last hour, they will blaspheme by doing those things. Then they can never be touched by Heaven again, and God will have nothing more to do with them. He will never hear another one of their prayers; and after the White Throne Judgment, He will close the awful door to eternal hell and punishment forever. They will scream, cry and even try to pray; but God will be done with them.
Only Believe
Only through grace can we believe the things of God. If God had not given grace, man would not have been able to believe; and everything comes through believing. Jesus said, All things are possible to him that believeth [which means to continue to believe] (Mark 9:23).
Neither our race, color or social standing will determine our ability to believe. In fact, many times it is easier for poorer people to believe than it is for others. The Bible says that in Jesus’ day, the common people heard him [Jesus] gladly (Mark 12:37). It is the common people today who are most likely to accept the Lord in such a mighty way, too.
Those who believe can be taught. Apollos was a great teacher of the Word, and he was able to really help people who believed through grace. This man [Apollos] was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord…he…helped them much which had believed through grace (Acts 18:25,27). Apollos never could have helped those people if they had not believed through grace.
John the Baptist taught grace. John bare witness of him [Jesus], and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace (John 1:15,16). You cannot go from grace to the Law, from grace to weakness, from grace to pain or to hurt feelings. You must go from grace to grace, and it is sufficient for whatever you need.
You also have to go from faith to faith. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17). Without grace and faith, you cannot believe the Lord for all things; but through the grace of God, you can. Then you can live in God’s greatness, and it will give you happiness and joy from Heaven. If you are a member of the bridal company today, you are being served all of Heaven.
God’s Word of Grace
The only way to believe the Word of God is through grace, and only when you believe it all will it be able to operate for you. As you study it, the Lord will uncover what you need and anoint your mind to receive it. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (II Timothy 2:15).
You must be able to divide the Word and know what God is talking about. You cannot use just one scripture as a doctrine because they all fit together. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (II Peter 1:20,21). The Word came from God through the Holy Ghost.
When Jesus was here, He was the Word made flesh. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth (John 1:14). If you have Jesus, you have the Word; and you are full of grace and truth.
Now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified [made holy] (Acts 20:32). Every word that God has given to us is seasoned with grace, and it gives all who are made holy an eternal inheritance. Jesus knew we had to be holy, and He prayed for our sanctification in John 17. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth (John 17:17-19).
Once you are made holy through the truth, you must go on to search out the meat of the Word. For everyone that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe [a babe in the Lord]. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Hebrews 5:13,14). Grace will help you digest the meat of the Word.
Let Grace Be in You
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus (I Timothy 1:14). Our faith and love must be in Christ Jesus. Paul knew that; and he said, I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me (Galatians 2:20). You must tell yourself the same thing.
God said He walks in His children. For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people (II Corinthians 6:16).
God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Savior, have given us everlasting consolation through grace. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace (II Thessalonians 2:16). If we don’t accept that grace, we will be left out; and it is sad that the majority of the inhabitants of the world are being left out.
Only through grace can we be accepted by God, and we must want to be accepted. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved (Ephesians 1:6). The glory of God’s grace is everything we need. When you trust grace without one speck of doubt, you are trusting in the whole Godhead—the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13). God works in you through grace. It brings you all of His love, all of His faith, all of His patience and everything you will ever need.
Nothing is stronger than grace; it is just as strong as the divine blood Jesus spilled on Calvary. Even when Jesus was dying on the Cross and thought He was forsaken by His Father in Heaven, He said through grace, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). All the grace of God was used to make Calvary, and Jesus paid the price for us to have that grace. God told me that when He gave His Son, it was the only time He had ever used all of His love; and He did it so we could have a passport to Heaven.
Through grace, we will be able to do so much for the Lord because it gives us power just as it did the apostles. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all (Acts 4:33).
Paul was not one of the twelve apostles, but he became one of the greatest teachers. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ (Ephesians 3:8). Paul said he was less than all the others because they had seen Jesus, and he had not.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly (Romans 12:3). Paul said he preached through the grace given unto him, and he knew that all those who were holy were equal. You can never think of yourself as being higher than others. If you are godly and I am godly, then I am no better than you; and you are no better than me.
Grace Brings Life
Grace saves lives. If it had not been for the grace of God when Paul and Silas were in prison, the jailor and his family would not be in Heaven today. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway (Acts 16:25-33). God shook up that place. The jailor knew that prisoners would escape if they were no longer locked in; but that night, the grace of God kept them there.
Paul always gave testimony to the Word of God’s grace. Long time therefore abode they [Paul and Barnabas] speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony [of the Lord] unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands (Acts 14:3). The Word bears witness of the grace of God. It tells you that grace will protect you, heal you and conquer death, hell and the grave for you.
Paul was speaking of Jesus when he said, So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory (I Corinthians 15:54,55)?
Jesus took on flesh and all of its weaknesses when He walked among us, and God’s favor was upon Him. And the child [Jesus] grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him (Luke 2:40). We can be filled with God’s wisdom and have His grace upon us, too.
Jesus did nothing of His own accord. He said, I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things (John 8:28). That is real grace, and you should only say the things the Father gives you to say, too.
Jesus came to Earth and proved that we can be as free as He was, and then He gave His life for us. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:8).
Give to the Lord
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain (II Corinthians 6:1). Receiving the grace of God in vain means that you don’t do any of your works with grace or give to God like you should. If you don’t tithe, the grace of God is certainly not working in you or you would obey God. He said, Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it (Malachi 3:10). Only through grace can all of these things be yours.
People who do not pay their tithes in full are robbing God. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8). Your tithes are used to bring souls to the Lord; so if you don’t give the tenth of what you make, you are robbing Him of souls.
You may think you don’t have enough money to tithe; but the Bible says, My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). Through grace, you will know without a doubt that God is rich and that He is your source of supply.
God put the story of the widow woman’s mite in the Bible to let us know that if we do our best, God will do the rest. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living (Mark 12:41-44).
You may not be able to give as much as some others can, but you can give according to what you are able to; and the Lord will reward you. Holding out on God in order to serve yourself is selfish, and you won’t make the Rapture if you are selfish.
Paul said, I do not frustrate the grace of God [He did not tamper with it or misuse it in any way.]: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain (Galatians 2:21). But Christ did not die in vain because righteousness did not come by the Law. Under the Law, people could not stay out of sin. Only grace and the divine blood can keep you out of sin.
Shun Deceit
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace (Galatians 5:4). The Galatians had gone back to the Law and fallen from grace, but Paul let them know they would not get to Heaven in that condition.
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein (Hebrews 13:9). Grace is only justified in you when you do all the things the Bible teaches you to do. The New Testament is your guide and discipline; it is the will of God for you.
Jude spoke of those who were walking out of God’s will. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained [by the devil] to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ (Jude 1:4). Those people had given themselves over to the devil. The Bible is strict, but I seek to be just like Jesus no matter how much other people criticize me. The spirit I have bears witness with God’s Spirit that I am a child of God, and God knows I live holy or He never would have chosen me to have all nine gifts of the Spirit.
Looking diligently [intently] lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled (Hebrews 12:15). You must carefully search your spirit to see if it blends with everything the Lord tells you in His Will, the New Testament.
Grace is an individual thing to receive just like salvation and the Holy Ghost baptism; and once you know everything is right between you and God, you can come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
That grace will give you what you need. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you (I Peter 5:10).
Accept Grace Salvation
If you are unsaved, come to Jesus today. No one has ever loved you like Jesus loves you; and because of His grace, He offers you deliverance. Salvation will give you your ticket to Heaven, but you must live holy the rest of the journey to keep it. Say the sinners’ prayer and mean it, and you will come into the grace and truth of the blood and be set free from all of your sins.
Oh, God, save my soul. I am so sorry I sinned against you, but I have come home; and I am going to serve you for the rest of my life. I accept your grace, your truth and your salvation; and I believe the blood of Jesus washes away all of my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in, Jesus!
If you meant that prayer, you can say, Hallelujah, He has come! Hallelujah, Jesus is mine! Through the power of His saving grace, your sins are all washed away and cast into the sea of forgetfulness never to be remembered against you again. Thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19).
Now, you must go on to receive the Holy Ghost baptism. It will take that baptism for you to go in the Rapture, and there is only one flight out. The Bible tells us, Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us (Ephesians 3:20). That power within is the power of the Holy Ghost; and with that power, we must take the Gospel to the world.
Pray with me now saying, Lord, we will carry this message with us to the ends of the Earth. We will help you reach every soul who wants to be reached. Some people don’t know about you; but grace will step in and help us to get to them so we can introduce you to them with signs, wonders, miracles and healings.
Receive a Miracle of Grace
If you are sick or afflicted today, let the divine blood and grace take you to your miracle. You may feel as though you can never reach healing ground, but grace can take you there. There was a time when I was facing death, and it looked like God wasn’t going to heal me; but then I went from grace to good health. Jesus came one night and healed me of every affliction and made me whole.
Jesus walked the Earth in grace and truth, and people were healed of all manner of sicknesses and diseases; and people are still being delivered today. Why will you accept anything less than grace when Jesus made it possible for you to have it? Don’t go from grace to despair or grace to fretting about tomorrow. God holds all of your tomorrows in His hands if you have put yourself into His grace and accepted it; and through that grace, you have all of God’s love.
If you need a miracle, you can go from grace to freedom. You can go from having cancer, blindness, deafness or paralysis to receiving a miracle. You can receive the miracles you need, physically, spiritually and financially. Jesus said, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Luke 11:9).
Multitudes of people have been healed through this Jesus ministry. It is marvelous to read and hear the testimonies of people whose doctors have confirmed that a miracle has taken place. The Lord is the healer, and I am His believer. The gifts of God in my life are supernatural gifts that the Holy Spirit operates through me to show the world the will of God for mankind, to show His grace, love and truth for all.
No matter what condition you are in, God can heal you; so agree with me now. Lord, I bring the people to you. I bring those afflicted with AIDS; and through grace and truth, you are healing whole families of AIDS. I bring those with cancer, heart trouble, blindness or any other affliction. Lord, we have the divine blood of Jesus to use; and in His name, heal the people right now. Heal! Heal! in the blood name of Jesus. Amen.
Remember that God’s grace and truth are more than sufficient for all your needs; so through His grace and blood truth, take your miracle or your healing and glorify the Lord for all He has done for you. Then write or email and tell me about it so I can rejoice with you. God keeps record of every miracle He has ever given, and we will enjoy hearing about those miracles through grace as the endless ages roll.
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