Daily Devotional Thursday, Day 3

Please join us in prayer withteams in New Orleans from Santa Rosa and Vacaville!

Amazing Grace.

For by the grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph. 2:8-9

God's grace is greater than all our sin. The Bible says, "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withold form them that walk uprightly: Psalm 84:11. Now that's grace-- God will give good things to us.

It all begins when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. The Apostle Paul wrote, "By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" Eph. 2:8-9

This is the biblical definition of grace: a gift of God that is received through faith, not as a direct result of good works.

God's grace involves His favor, as the writer of the Book of PRoverbs points out: "For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord" Prov. 8:35. This is a direct promise of grace from God, and we can claim it and pray it is as His children, remembering that God always keeps His promises.

The Psalmist concurs with this promise. Under the inspiration of God he wrote, "For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; wiht favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield" Psalm 5:12.

The amazing grace of God is always at work in our lives.

Dear Jesus,

I come boldly to your throne of grace, Father, because I know you will give me your mercy and grace in all my times of need. I thank you, Lord, for your promise that you will bless the righteous with your favor which is encompassing my life like a shield. your Grace imparts rigteousness tome. Thank you for granting life and favor to me, Lord, and for your visitation which has preserved my spirit. I love you, Father.

You are so wonderful, Lord, and I love you with all my heart. Your amazing grace hasm ade me accepted in the fellowship ofyour beloved. Hallelujah! Thank you for the promise that all things are for the sake of believers so that your abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, redound to your glory. You have made me very thankful, Lord.

I am totally dependent on your grace, Father. In finding you , I have found life, and I recognize the fact that you have showered your favor upon me. You are blessing me, and you will always bless me, because I hold you in reverential fear, FAther. As you gave great power to your apostles who witnessed the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, I know you will continue to give your amazing grace to me.

Father God we thank and praise you for your grace that is so amazing and we ask for special blessings to be poured down on our families and friends in New Orleans. We lift up the RAVEN team to you, their children and their day. Bless them with abundance, rest, all glory to you Father God. Let there be a revival of your name in New Orleans!

And everyone said, AMEN.