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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode: GRACE OR ACTS OF FAITH

Today, I want to talk to you about God’s grace. There is much debate among those who say they are Christians about what grace means. The definition of grace means the unmerited favor of God. Which means that there is nothing we can do to earn his grace, he gave it to us out of his love for us.

Many will quote scriptures and say that your works will not save you. Although salvation doesn’t come by works. We need to define works in comparison to acts of faith. If we feed the poor as we are commanded, then we are acting in faith. No amount of feeding the poor will save our souls, but if we are truly Christians, then feeding the poor is an act of our faith, not a work.

Attending church will not save you. You could be at every church service and die lost, if you are looking at it as your duty and not an outward showing of the faith in God that you have inside. Our faith will cause us to have works of our faith. But we do not earn grace, salvation or anything else by the works we do.

Heb 11:6-7 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Noah found grace or favor with God. But his favor would not have saved him. He had to be obedient or act on his faith. Everyone has God’s grace when it comes to salvation. He died for us all. But if we do not accept that grace and are not obedient to his word, we will never be saved. Just like Noah had a plan of salvation, the blueprint for the boat. If he had not built the ark, he would have perished along with all the rest. The word of God tells us what to do to be saved. Following that is not works but faith unto salvation.

James 2:14-16  What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

I guess it boils down to why we have works. If you are doing “Christian” things thinking God is adding it up to see if you are good enough then that is the wrong attitude about works. There are not enough things that we can do to bypass the blood of Christ and earn our salvation. Why would we try to earn it when it is already a gift to us.

But we will not have living faith without works. Our light will not shine without works. But they must be carried out with the right attitude. If we do things just to be seen or gain favor with man, then we have our reward. But if we do them because it is the right thing to do, then it will be a light.

Matt 6:3-4 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:  4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

God sees the intents of our hearts. He knows our plans, our motivation and our thoughts. He knows when we do things to be seen of man like the Pharisees. He knows when we do things because of the love he has put within us to be a light.  

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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