Thank God for Grace

Thank God for Grace

"GOD's curse on whoever does not give substance to the words of this Revelation by living them. All respond: Yes. Absolutely." — Deut. 27:26

As I read through Deuteronomy 28 and reflected on the consequences of ignoring God’s voice, it became clear that obedience is not just about escaping curses—it is about becoming the person God intends us to be. Every act of listening and obeying shapes us, molds us, and makes us better humans, better disciples, and better witnesses of His grace.

The passages describe painful outcomes for those who turn away from God’s instructions. Yet, in Christ, we find hope. Jesus took the curse upon Himself so that we might walk in the blessing of God’s favor, mercy, and love. What a gift! What a grace!

Deuteronomy 28:47 reminds us: "Because you didn't serve GOD, your God, out of the joy and goodness of your heart in the great abundance…"

This teaches us that our service to God should spring from joy, gratitude, and sincerity—not from what we hope to gain. While God indeed rewards obedience, the blessing is not the motive; love is. Joy is. Gratitude is.

Our text urges us to give substance to the things we hear from God. How? By living them out. By becoming doers, not merely hearers.

As James 1:22 says:
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

May our lives continually reflect the grace we have received.

Reflection
God’s grace does not excuse obedience; it empowers it. When we truly grasp what Christ has done, our hearts respond not with duty but with delight. Obedience becomes an overflow of love, not a struggle of performance. Today, consider: Am I giving substance to God’s word by living it out daily?

Prayer
Father, thank You for Your grace that has rescued me from the curse and brought me into blessing. Help me to serve You with joy and gladness of heart. Teach me to be a doer of Your word and not just a hearer. May my obedience be an expression of love, gratitude, and devotion. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Have a fruitful day,
(Dr.) Emmanuel Okoro
(aka Dr. Lift)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Steady your heads

Steady your hands "But Moses' hands got tired. So they got a stone and set it under him. He sat on it and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. So his hands remained steady until the sun went down.(Exod.17.12 MSG) Consistency and stability are two traits that we need to succeed in life. The Bible says those second guessing themselves will not receive anything from God.  "Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves."(Jas.1.6)  Our text illustrated this very clearly. Moses had an assignment to keep his hand raised. But as human, he became tired and his hand would come down and as that happened his people would lose the battle. So he devised a means to create consistency and stability, he rested his hands on a stone, with support from Aaron and Hur on either side supporting him.  We need this kind of support, the kind of systems an structures that will help to create stability in ...
Read more

Daily ration, daily routine

Daily ration, daily routine  "GOD said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration." (Exod.16.4 - 5) What you do daily determine what you become permanently. God had told the children of Israel that he was going set up rules and procedures for them to follow. In this day and age, we would have said structures and systems but rules and procedures communicate the same intentions.  So God says to Moses in response to the complaint against God about not having enough to eat. God says He will rain bread down from the skies but these bread are to be taken by the people on a daily basis and on the sixth day, they will take a double portion. Take only what the day requires. This will set them in ...
Read more

Be mindful of the crowd of riffraff

Be mindful of the crowd of riffraff "GOD saw to it that the Egyptians liked the people and so readily gave them what they asked for. Oh yes! They picked those Egyptians clean. The Israelites moved on from Rameses to Succoth, about 600,000 on foot, besides their dependents. There was also a crowd of riffraff tagging along, not to mention the large flocks and herds of livestock." Exod.12.36 - 38) These verses bring to mind the parable Jesus told about the wheat and tares. The Bible says the farmer planted good seed but at mid night while men slept the enemy sowed tares among the good seed. When he was asked if the tares be uprooted, he told them no, but that they should grow together. The operative word been grow.  "Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. (Matt.13.30 ) The israelite came out of Egypt not just ...
Read more