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Ten Ways You Can Rely on God’s Grace

As believers, we tend to think about grace when it’s connected to our salvation. But grace is about much more than how you come to Christ. Your entire Christian walk must be fueled by the grace of God.

You can do nothing in him or for him that doesn’t ultimately come from his grace. The Bible says, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (Philippians 2:13 NLT).

In fact, grace brings 10 great benefits to your life:

You’re saved by grace. The only way to heaven is through the doorway of grace. You can’t earn it. You can’t work for it. You can’t buy it (Ephesians 2:8-9).

You’re forgiven by grace. Though we don’t deserve it, God wipes our slate clean by his grace (Isaiah 43:25).

You’re sustained by grace. God will never ask you to do anything he doesn’t give you the ability and the power to do. That power and ability is called grace (Philippians 2:13).

You’re healed by grace. God heals your broken heart and binds up your wounds even though you don’t deserve it (Psalm 147:3).

You’re liberated by grace. Your relationship with Jesus isn’t a bunch of chores to do. Instead, it’s about resting in what the Lord has already done. If your Christian life is not a life of resting in Christ, you’re moving into legalism (Matthew 11:28-30).

You’re given talents by grace. God has given each of us the ability to do something well, and we’re to use those abilities for him (Romans 12:6).

You’re used by grace. God uses you to fulfill his purposes in this world, not because of anything you’ve done but simply through his grace (Ephesians 3:7).

You’re kept saved by grace. You cannot lose your salvation because it’s a gift of God. If you could earn it, then you could lose it the moment you stopped earning it (Jude 1:24).

You’re transformed by grace. Through his grace, God makes you new through the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2).

You’re matured by grace. God’s work of making you more like Jesus happens not because you’ve earned it or by your own effort but by the grace of God (2 Peter 3:18).

Remember, God’s grace is real and powerful in your life. It’s God’s grace that brings you to Christ in the first place and that fuels every step of your Christian walk.

Rick Warren

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