Tried By Fire

Gods Grace

the staple of the subject of the Bible

the consistent theme that we see all through out the bible

So what is grace

websters dictionary defines Grace as unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification

that it is a virtue that is coming from God

And that is it exactly

grace is favor, blessing and kindness of God

the greek word for that is charis

the grace of God

And to the human mind, it is the fact that as we look and practice grace is it is a common word or action

bit with the mind of christ, as phillipians 2:5,

it is then that we allow God to be the author and this action is connected to the Father, than it takes on a whole another meaning

a more powerful meaning

and numerously in the bible, the father shows his grace

however I love the OT and the journey of the Israelites because in my opinion, no other story shows his love and his grace more than he did to the Israelites over and over again through their exodus from Egyptian bondage

the book of ex is pretty much the ploy and adventure of the israelites freedom and the journeys that they endured during the process.

And in every area of these chapters you see God grace and his love and patience.

From their initial freedom to there journey into the promise land

and during these travels you see Gods grace

Ephesians 2:8 NIV

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

see by grace we are saved

and the only way that any of us enter into such a relationship is through Jesus and his grace towards us

and here we begin to learn that without God that that grace that we seek is nulinvoid and is unavailable

see by grace we are saved

and the only way that any of us enter into such a relationship is through Jesus and his grace towards us

and it is this grace that is and was represented and became noticable in the OT when adam and eve needed to be covered and God killed a an animal to cover their sins.

he didn’t destroy them

and as the creator he had that choice and the right to do so

But instead he made a way for them

and this pattern remained and continues through out the OT

here we see the introduction to blood sacrifices that were wildly practiced through out the OT

and it wasnt the physical representation of the blood

but it was the faith of man in which they offered these sacrifices

thus the act of the blood represented the act of Gods grace upon his creation; his people

And it is throughout the bible that God shows both grace and mercy

But the part that grabbed me the most as i read the bible was the consuming fire of the Lord Jesus Christ

Consuming fire

the websters dictionary defines a consuming fire simply as by being consumed by fire

which in retrospect is correct

it is duet. 4:24 that first identifies God as a consuming fire

and it is in this passage in which the author is telling the Hebrews to worship god with reverence and awe

And it is as you begin to look farther into the consuming fire of God that utterly consumes or destroys.

And that is the father,

that is your creator

he is a consuming fire in which it is that fire that prepares the way for you

for it is that each step that you take is ordered by the lord

ex. 12:21 states that he went before the israelites as a cloud by day and a fire by night

the pillar of the cloud ws to guide them in the way that he wanted

while the pillar of fire was to lead them at night

that he was the consuming fire that cleared the path as he made their way

and what the pillar was to them was not just a light but a protection and a comfort to them during their journey

it was a testimony no to just them but also to other nations concerning Gods involvement with a his people

his jealous, anger, love, and holiness towards his poeple

and so we think that as things get harder and harder that maybe he has forgotten about us

or that maybe he has given up on us

but that is just not true, but the fact is that he has cleared the path for you and that is what we have to trust

that every step that we take, that that consuming fire has cleared our path and that he is not going to allow anything that is going to impede or stop his plan from manifesting

for if he is for you than how many can be against him

But the key is that he wants us to be his

100% his

not 85 percent his and 15 percent the worlds

but the fact is that he wants our undevided attention

ie. my kids

he is the creator of his children and as a father he wants our love and attention to be his and towards him

I believe he once said that if he would rather we be cold than luke warm or he would spew us out of his mouth

thus you must understand that he is a jealous god

and if you are giving your attention to another than he gets upset

and then we see God the judge as a consuming fire

remember when aaron and his sons were destoryd by fire because they offered a second choice, a profane offereing in the tabernacle?

This was a sign of their disregard for the utter holiness of God and the need to honor Him in solemn and holy fear.

And when we fall out of righteousness and fall into sin

to do such is total disregard and disrespect to our creator

and then rememer elijah and the prophets of baal when the he asked God to rain down fire and judged the prophets of Baal?

do you realize that as the voice piece for God that judgement is upon you to be a judge within the earth

well that is a message for another time and place

and there were so many more?

where these acts showed but the judge and holiness of your creator

where these acts showed but the judge and holiness of your creator

and it is these things that are the things that make up the consuming fire

it is these characteristics that make god god

and so you must understand that is this holiness that can not reside within anything holy and thus eradicates anything unholy

So adam sinned and he surrendered the kingdom

and so it was than that god used those characteristics and instilled them in his children to continue and renact his initial plan

and it was within that time that he sent his son

someone that was without sin to become sin in the world to exchange his perfect righteousness for our sin

to cancel or debt

he he shows grace and mercy

and so that so that those who belong to Him would not have to suffer the same fate

eradicating all sin as those that are in him do not have to be in fear of the consuming fire.

but see he goes well beyond that.

i mean he is God

our cretor

but within this one act he shows and offers forgiveness

reconciliation

abundant and eternal life

his holy spirit

a home with him

I mean, that is God

see what Grace is is God giving the greatest treasure ever to those undeserving

Numbers 6:24–26 AMP

The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).

numbers 6:

Tithe:

Father, bless the tithe and the offering to expand your kingdom here on earth. And Bless the tither as he gives of his first fruits and offerings as you have promised in your word.