Today's Scripture:
James 4:6
But he gives us more
grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to
the humble.”
Today's Thought:
There are very few, if any, resources in our world that are
truly inexhaustible. We watch our bank
accounts decline and fear running out of money.
We watch the needle of our gas gauge and calculate how many more miles
we can travel. We listen to the ticking
of the clock and dread running out of time.
We live in a world where everything is running out. But we also live in a spiritual world where
the abundance of God's grace is never diminished.
James writes these words in the context of people getting involved
in fights and quarrels which primarily are the result of losing their
cool. In fact, we have a phrase that we often use to excuse
our boorish behavior: "I ran out of
patience."
Patience, our patience, is one of those exhaustible
resources. On our own we will always
come to the end of our rope. That's why
James reminds us that God always has more grace to give us. In those times when we feel our tank
running dry, in humility, we turn to God to refuel us with his grace and we
will always find an ample supply.
Today's Prayer:
God, at times we feel weak and tired. There are people and situations that
continually drain us and we find ourselves running on empty. Help us to turn to you for the grace we need
knowing that you always provide for us. We
offer a prayer for those who are in desperate need of a fill up. Refresh and recharge them with the overflow
of your grace. We offer this prayer in the name of Jesus, who
always seemed to have enough grace for every situation. Amen.
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