29/05/2026
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FRIDAY 29TH, MAY 2026
PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME
TOPIC:โจGRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE โจ
๐ Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ... (2 John 1:3).
In several of the apostolic letters, the Spirit emphasizes a powerful benediction. For example, in some of Paulโs writings, he opens with the words, โgrace, mercy, and peace, as in 1 Timothy 1:2, โ...Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.โ He repeats the same blessing in his second letter to Timothy and again to Titus.
The apostle John echoes it as well: โGrace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ...โ (2 John 1:3). Why did the apostles consistently pronounce grace, mercy, and peace? Itโs because of their profound importance in the Christian life.
The Scriptures reveal men and women who found grace in the sight of God. Noah, for example, found grace before the Lord even when judgment was determined upon the earth. Genesis 6:8 tells us, โBut Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.โ Grace positioned him for preservation and victory. This shows that when grace locates a man, mercy follows.
Grace, mercy and peace work together. Romans 5:1-2 connects our peace with God to the grace of Jesus Christ in which we stand: โTherefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we standโฆ.โ
When you find grace in Godโs sight, He becomes merciful toward you. Hebrews 4:16 says, โLet us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.โ Grace is divine favour extended to you. Itโs Godโs work upon a personโs life.
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word is โchenโ and it means Godโs gracious favour. Through that grace, through that act of divine favour, He exerts His influence upon your life to see to it that you succeed. His grace works upon your mind, helping you to think the right thoughts. It influences your heart and guides you to make the right decisions, beyond your natural ability or human intelligence.
Grace covers you, shields you, protects you, and keeps you from grave errors. Walk in this consciousness. Youโre not left to your human ingenuity and ability alone; the influence of heaven is upon your life, directing your steps and causing you to produce results that exceed natural capacity. This is the life God has given you in Christ.
๐ PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your abundant grace, mercy, and peace at work in my life. Your divine influence guides my thoughts, decisions and actions, leading me in the path of success and righteousness, established in victory, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
๐ FURTHER STUDY:
Hebrews 4:16 AMPC; 2 Timothy 1:2; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Titus 1:4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 14:15-31 & 1 Chronicles 1-2
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Corinthians 14:10-19 & Proverbs 25
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We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying this:
โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐; ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ก!โ
Congratulations! You are now a child of God.๐
God bless you greatly.