O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will most certainly be gracious to you at the sound of your cry for help; when He hears it, He will answer you.
Let's get real for a minute, we have all been in situations where we have cried all the tears we can, questioned, prayed, quoted scripture, and then waited! Waited on the answer you knew was coming, yet you waited( patiently or not). That is where I am at this moment. Sin blocked my relationship to God, so God put me in a place to choose, and I chose to come home to him, rather than as the prodigal live in a pig pen. He has restored me and brought my anointing back stronger, but also with a DEEPER understanding of grace. In my reading today, I saw the above scripture about how he responds to the cry for help. The Message renders it like this. "Oh yes, people of Zion, citizens of Jerusalem, your time of tears is over. Cry for help and you’ll find it’s grace and more grace. The moment he hears, he’ll answer. " Do you see it? Right there in the text. Cry for help and you'll find its grace and more grace. Paul was told that God's grace was sufficient! I can tell you that it is!!! Sufficient enough to battle the feelings of despondency, and depression, to bring into captivity the thoughts of inadequacy, all the while reminding me that I am a child of the King, and He will take care of me through His grace.
As you can tell, I don't have all the answers, I'm not a super Christian, nor am I one of the great ministers of our time, still a human trying to live as close to Christ as I can. Like Mary I want to sit at the feet of Jesus, in the Throne room of God and allow Him to teach and change me.
What about you? Have you experienced amazing grace in your life or only limited grace. Remember he hears our cries, ask Israel in Egypt "Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings," Exodus 3:7 He brought them out, He will bring me out, and dear one He will bring you out too!! Just allow His grace to flood over you, confess your need of Him and He will answer you!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to experience the Grace you want to give. The grace that is sufficient, and powerful to cover, pardon, and bring me to a place of rest with you! In the Jesus' name I pray. Amen
GRACE and peace be multiplied to you friends.
Eric
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