His grace satisfies us !

Thursday July 15, 2021

His grace satisfies us !

Searching the Scriptures

All of you who are thirsty, come to the water, even the one who has no money ! Come, buy and eat ! Isaiah 55.1

We had just come out of the dentist appointment for Maria, my older daughter. We had an hour left before the ophthalmologist appointment for Anna, my second daughter. I told them : "We have time, let's go eat something !"

We stumbled upon a famous American fast food restaurant and, as I walked in, someone called out to me : "But what are you doing here ?" I recognized Thierry, my new neighbor in Ozoir-la-Ferrière, who arrived a few months ago.

He continued : "You come to eat at my place !" What a surprise to find out that he was the owner of this fast food restaurant ! He said to me : "Wait, I have something for you." He came back with a VIP card telling me : "You can eat unlimited, no time limit, whenever you want and with your family in all of our restaurants today !"

What Grace ! All three, my two daughters and I, ate well that day and of course without paying anything ! You are going to say to me : "How lucky! He must take advantage of it !" But the reality is that for the next few weeks I felt embarrassed. I told myself that I did not deserve such a beautiful gift. It took a while for me to decide to go back, when everything was already paid for for me by Thierry and it made him so happy that I took advantage of it !

Aren't we all doing the same thing ? Jesus paid the price so that we could enjoy the grace of God 24 hours a day, everywhere, unlimited, free and for eternity ! The prophet Isaiah anticipated and illustrated this grace to come in Jesus as follows : "Even he who has no money ! Come, buy and eat !" (Isaiah 55.1)

Are you depriving yourself of the grace of God ? Do you feel distant from him, guilty, unworthy, but at the same time, hungry and thirsty for his presence ? Run day after day in the arms of your heavenly Father who so desires to satisfy you with all his benefits, in all areas of your life : spiritual, emotional, relational and material !

You are a VIP for God !

Listen to the voice of God

Let’s take the time to listen to what God means. Let God communicate to you what it means to be a VIP in his eyes.

Praying is easy. Talk to God as you would your closest friend. God loves you and he can hear everything. Here is an example of a prayer : "Father, I do not deserve your grace, but I decide today not to deprive myself of it and to receive in prayer what is due to me as a child and heir (third) of God. I believe that today you will provide for my every need because you are my Daddy and you will always take care of me and my family ! I ask you in the name of your Son Jesus, amen."

Praise God

To praise God is to show him our gratitude. What are your subjects of recognition today ? Take a moment to thank the Lord.

Act today

Now dig deeper into what you have received. What can you do to apply what God has told you ? Write down the concrete actions you can take.

Honor the Lord

Our route for the day ends. Let us pray together to honor our God.

"Lord, what a privilege to be a VIP in your eyes. I have your undivided attention at all times. Thank you for this beautiful gift. Yours be the reign, the power and the glory, amen !"

David Nolent

Source (The Thought of the Day)