23/09/2016
423.Solutions Daily (GREATNESS BY GRACE) date.23.9.2016. 1Co 15:10 “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: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”
Grace is the mystery behind great achievements in Christ and for Christ. God’s grace upon your life produces outstanding results in areas where you have obvious deficiencies and disadvantages. This is one of the most beautiful manifestations of the grace of God.
The Apostle Paul did not have the privilege of being physically mentored by Jesus. He was not among the original twelve or even the seventy. He was not in the upper room when the Holy Ghost fell on the day of Pentecost. While these great events and processes were preparing others for impactful ministries, he was busy as a bigoted Pharisee; running on a different lane.
Yet, before it was all over, this late comer had written two thirds of the New Testament epistles, and he had also done more than all the others in advancing the gospel into the gentile world.
How did he do these? It was by the grace of God.
In almost thirty years of operation in leadership and in ministry, I have seen a wonder so consistent and amazing in the body of Christ. It is not the most connected, the most educated or the most naturally qualified that produces the most results, but the most graced!
When a man or a woman is specially graced by God to produce certain results, you will be foolish to attempt to compete with him there. His results would be outstanding, amazing and beyond human ability.
The overflow of God’s grace in your life can take away the limitations of not enough education, not enough connections, not enough experience and cause your results to be outstanding.
Confession: I am what I am by the grace of God. I am becoming more effective, more impactful, more outstanding everyday as I abound more and more in the grace of God. Grace has made me what I am today.