Rev. Ray and Pat Amos

2 Peter 1:3

DEVOTION FOR TODAY, August 7, 2019

“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life…”

“Where is the Big Dipper?” the little boy asked his Mother as they looked into the sky. “Oh it is there,” she said, “but you cannot see it right now. You must wait until the right time, when it is dark, and then you will see it clearly. God cannot show us the stars while the sun is shining bright.”

It is time for the students to stuff a backpack with a hundred pounds of books and everything they need for a day of school. It would be better if they could only carry what they need for the next class; but it doesn’t seem to work that way anymore. I am thankful that we don’t have to carry all of the weight of life at one time; and that grace is like the stars; it will show up at the right time.

Grace is necessary for many things. There is grace to get through some trouble, grace for living and for dying, grace to comfort our sorrows, and grace to hold us in our fears. The list of grace is as numerous as the list of needs we have; yet we are not burdened with the weighty baggage of all that grace at one time. Our wonderful Master distributes it as needed. When I come to the place of need, grace enough will meet me there.

The same is true with the Bible passages that we read. Some passages will only take the full meaning when we come to the places for which they were given. “His strength is in my weakness” will have a richer meaning during the times when our strength is gone. Consolations for sickness, and comfort in sadness, do not have the same feeling for the one who is neither sick nor sad as they do for the ones who are. The Living Word of God meets us where we are in life. There is no other book but the Holy Bible that will do that.

Why do we drag the past behind us, and stack tomorrow’s burdens on today’s shoulders? Have we ever come to the end of a day when God has failed? How many times has there been that surprise blessing that encouraged us to stay in the race? When have we caught ourselves singing a long ago song that suddenly touched our heart today?

The hymn says it this way:

“Grace alone which God supplies
Strength unknown He will provide
Christ in us, our Cornerstone
We will go forth in grace alone”

Grace and Peace, Rev Ray

“Link to YouTube Video – Grace Alone”