MARCH 27, 2024
Topic: THE GIFT OF MERCY AND GRACE
Text: Hebrews 4:14-16
Memory Verse: Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”.
Prayer is a vital, integral part of a believer. When a Christian prays, he keeps discovering new changes and new facets of prayer. I find that one of the most powerful, exciting and fulfilling privileges God has given to man is that of prayer, based on the
authority of God’s word.
Man instinctively prays, even if only to false gods whenever he is faced with tragedy, heartache, sorrow or danger. There is a serious problem in this “ignorant” kind of praying however. It is a well-established fact of philosophy and history that man always assimilates the moral character of the object he worships. People who have prayed to gods of blood, fire and war have become militaristic, ruthless and sadistic.
This same principle applies to the Christian who prays to the one true God. “As we behold His (Christ) face, we are changed into the same image from glory to glory”.
This explains the scriptural emphasis of praying, worshipping the only true, righteous, holy and loving God.
In spite of this potential metamorphosis however, the lives of few Christians are characterized by the supernatural. Many Christians today are impotent and fruitless compared to those of the first century. This is because the average Christian spends so little time at the throne of grace, so little time beholding the face of our Lord. As a result, he does not really believe that mercy and grace are available to enable him to live a supernatural life of joy every day. Please pray.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to spend more time in your presence and not be satisfied with an impotent, fruitless life in Jesus’ name.