Beloved, this past weekend, the whole world talked about Love (Valentines Day).
Today, I would like for us to explore Godโs extravagant gift of love.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ : ๐๐ข๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐. @everyone
Grace is Godโs limitless gift โ everything for nothing to those who does not deserve anything.
The Greek word for grace is ๐พ๐๐๐ง๐๐จโ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐บ, ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
How breathtaking is this gift?
Let us unveils the wonders of grace.
๐). ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Here are seven simple definitions of Grace:
๐ญ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐
Grace is the free, unearned, and undeserved favor of God toward humanity. It is Godโs kindness and love extended to us, not because of anything we have done, but because of His goodness and mercy. (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ด-๐ต).
๐ฎ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
Grace is the supernatural power and strength God gives us to accomplish what we cannot do on our own. It empowers us to live a godly life, overcome challenges, and fulfill His purposes. (๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ต)
๐ฏ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐โforgiveness, salvation, and eternal lifeโwhile withholding what we do deserveโjudgment and punishment (๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฒ:๐ฎ๐ฏ).
๐ฐ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐โ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ช๐จ, changing our hearts, renewing our minds, and helping us grow in righteousness and faith (๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ฎ).
5. ๐.๐.๐ผ.๐พ.๐. โ ๐๐ค๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ผ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐, signifying that all the blessings of salvation come through Jesusโ sacrifice on the cross (๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฒ).
6. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐,โ God gives everything (salvation, forgiveness, eternal life) at no cost to us even though we deserve nothing but judgment ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ด-๐ต
๐ณ.๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฎ.
Mercy withholds the punishment we deserve, while grace grants us blessings we donโt deserve. Mercy spares us from judgment; grace extends kindness to the unworthy.
๐). ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐ญ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐
Grace is Godโs unearned gift, not a reward for good works. Nothing we have can secure it; we must humbly receive it. (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ด-๐ต)
๐ฎ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ค๐โ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฎ
Grace is the undeserved generosity of God
God gives grace as He wills. It is not based on human effort or demand but His sovereign choice. (๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ต:๐ญ๐ฑ-๐ญ๐ฒ)
๐ฏ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ
Grace is available only through Jesus Christ. The law revealed sin, but grace through Him brings salvation and righteousness. (๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ณ, ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ฌ-๐ฎ๐ญ)
๐ฐ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ผ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ.
The Holy Spirit dispenses grace, empowering believers to live for God, stand in trials, and fulfill His purpose. (๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ต, ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ต)
๐ฑ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ก๐
God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Acknowledging our need for Him attracts His grace. (๐ ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฐ:๐ฒ, ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฑ:๐ฑ)
๐ฒ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐.
Grace is received by faith, not works. Faith itself is a gift from God, allowing us to access His grace. (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ด, ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ)
๐ณ.๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.
Godโs grace strengthens us in trials. His power is perfected in our weakness, making us dependent on Him. (๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ต-๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฐ:๐ญ๐ฒ)
๐ด. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ.
We are saved by grace but created for good works. Grace empowers us to serve and glorify God. (๐๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ญ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฌ)
๐ต. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐.
Grace is not a license to sin but a call to holiness. We must not abuse Godโs grace. (๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฒ:๐ญ-๐ฎ, ๐ ๐ช๐๐ ๐ญ:๐ฐ)
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ.
Grace doesnโt leave us as we areโit changes us. It teaches us to deny ungodliness and live righteously. (๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐จ ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ณ)
Beloved, this is grace: not just being spared from the penalty we deserve but receiving a gift we could never earn.
Grace is more than mercy; it is Godโs extravagant kindness poured upon the undeserving. It rescues, restores, and empowers. We can never earn it, yet it transforms us completely. Will you humbly receive this divine gift today?
(Ref:Ezekiel Erinle, Sermon Study)
NOW LET US PRAY
Holy God, thank you for the gift of another day in life.
Thank You for the gift of Your unending grace.
Thank You for the grace that yielded salvation for us
Abide with us at all times, Lord Jesus.
Protect us throughout this week Father.
In the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen 
