Our Need for His Grace

We can plant the seed of God's word but spiritual growth entirely comes by the grace of God.

Grace can only be received.

No one can start grace, no one can manufacture this grace, no man can strive to produce grace, neither can it be earned.

Grace originates from God alone and is an expression of His infinite compassion and kindness.

How does grace then comes, how does a person increase in grace? It comes from a realization of how lost and sinful we are. How weak and worthless we are compared with how Holy and infinite and good God is. Without God's goodness, His humility in coming to serve and die for man, without grace we would be totally lost in sin and lost to heaven and lost to God for all eternity. It is grace which first chose us, His mercy which first reached out to us.

If we have not known this grace, if grace has not encountered us in the first instance then we are not Christians and we are spiritually dead.

How do we receive grace? Only realize your own poverty and weakness, confess to be poor and to be entirely needy of grace for your own growth and come humbly and expectantly. ‘Apart from Me, (Jesus) you can do nothing.’

To quote some bible verses: 'God refuses the proud but gives grace to the humble, blessed are the poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.'

Blessed are you when you humble yourself knowing you need his grace for it will surely given, according to the promises which are certain and sure in Gods word.

Then, after recognizing your poverty, believe and refuse to be turned away from these promises of God's grace 'yours will be the kingdom of heaven' 'it is the father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom', 'God gives grace to the humble', 'for the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit', 'how much more will the Father not give His Spirit to those who ask Him', 'He who comes to Me, i will be no means cast out'.

These promises are the rock solid pure gold of God’s promises, His word, promising everlasting grace to us. Certain and sure they are. These will all be fulfilled - every word will come to pass of the promises of God's abundant and overflowing mercy and compassion and grace unto us. Even every word of Judgement which befalls sin also will be fulfilled.

For God's strength to be shown in you, for the will, ruler ship and the kingdom of Christ to be established, For His work in you and through you continue and being established to the Glory of God's grace, He will accomplish it all.

If we could cause these things to happen, it would be to our glory. But if we are powerless to cause Spiritual growth- the character of Jesus Christ to emerge, and fruit of the Holy Spirit to birth in our lives, and only God can do it, then the glory praise and recognition, ultimately will go to God and God alone, in its entirety. Let God be most praised and let Him have all glory, affection, recognition, admiration because of His grace.

Let us spend time in prayer (fellowship with God) to receive Him in His grace in our lives, and let us receive abundantly from His grace for it is rich. Let us dwell in the presence of God and upon His promises.


In God's presence we need not speak, we need not pray, if we want to, we can. What is more needful is to open our hearts to His presence to say, Lord won't you come into my heart again, have an attitude of deep dependence on His grace.

Let us pray:

'God we are nothing and can do nothing apart from you, bestow us then this grace, we receive out of the kindness of your heart. Fill us with your love, out of the gentle and holy compassions of your heart. We depend wholly on you, leaning and depending every part of our lives on you.'