The Father's Menu
Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
WINNING BY GRACE
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
1 Peter 4:10
Main Text: Main Text: James 4:6
Winning in life goes beyond hard work or human strength, the grace of God has been released to us to win in life. Winning in life is not beyond your skill or wisdom, that’s why the scripture says “I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” – Ecclesiastes 9:11. The word chance there refers to grace. As believers we win not by our strength or wit but by grace.
Regardless of how frail you think you are; the grace of God is available to take over for you and put you where you may never get to in life. At the same time, if you think you are strong be remind you that there are people stronger than you, and except for the grace of God, you will remain in struggles. You can’t make any impact in life except God backs you up.
There are many people who are very smart, yet they are losers because “It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy” (Romans 9:16). Goliath was a mighty man of war with many years of experience and expertise, yet he lost to a young boy who carried a small stone that might not even be able to kill a small bird! You need the grace of God to win in life!
Confession:
Heavenly Father, I attend to Your Word. I incline my ears to Your sayings. I will not let them depart from my eyes. I keep them in the midst of my heart, for they are life and healing to all my flesh. Therefore, in the name of Jesus, I am graced to win in life! I am a winner man! Amen!
Further Reading:
Ephesians 2:5 “Even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”
2 Peter 1:2 “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”
Read through the bible in 1 year: 1 Samuel 2:22-4:22 John 5:24-47 Psalm 106:1-12 Proverbs 14:30-31
Read through the bible in 2 years: Zech 3-6 & Ps 121
