The Unseen Works of God Revealed

John 14:10–12 KJV

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

We find in Acts 9 that God’s grace opens the eyes of a persecutor

Acts 9:15–19 KJV

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

This chapter dramatically illustrates the grace and transformative power of God, much like John 14:10. In this narrative, Saul, a fierce persecutor of early Christians, was encountered by God on the road to Damascus. His physical blindness, caused by the appearance of Jesus, mirrors the spiritual blindness he had been living in. It is through God's grace, however, that his physical and spiritual sight is restored.

Giving us a demonstration of "grace is what the blind can see and the deaf can hear," showing how God's grace can bring understanding and transformation even to those least expected. It makes clear how God's works and grace are not limited to the physically capable, but are seen and heard by those who are spiritually open, which speaks directly to the heart of the verse in question.

John 14:10 Jesus says - "I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”

Jesus gives us the fact that God's grace is his irresistible orchestration of both His will and works in our lives.

Grace, in Biblical terms, is God’s favor towards the undeserving. As Mark Twain contrasts physical sight and hearing with spiritual grace in his quote, it reminds us that grace is about spiritual perception - it refers to what the spiritually awakened can discern and understand about God's works and will.

Grace as a Journey towards Spiritual Maturity can be understood for those who were once blind and deaf to the things of God can, through divine grace, come to see and hear spiritually.

Grace is not a static state, but a process that constantly nurtures our growth in faith and understanding of God's works.

Ephesians 2:8–9 KJV

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.

Romans 6:11–14 KJV

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.