GRACE IS FOR THE LEAST, LAST AND LOST

GRACE IS FOR THE LEAST, LAST AND LOST
Wednesday, 21st December 2022
Pastor Victor

Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Among the three greatest virtues in scripture, faith is the least of them (1 Corinthians 13:13). And yet it is the virtue for supernatural accomplishments. Scripture says, without faith is impossible to please God. It did not say without love or hope, but without faith you cannot please God.

Even though faith is the least of these three virtues (faith, hope and love), it is what will deliver you into your inheritance in Christ. This tells you that God delights in the least.

In the parable of the lost sheep, it is the sheep that was lost that got carried on the shoulders (a place of power, dominion, and honour) of the shepherd. God delights in the least, last, and lost. Grace flows to the least and the undeserved. Grace is not for the strong but the weak and humble.

Scripture says, the first shall be last while the last shall be first. Apostle Paul said, he is the least of all the apostles (1 Corinthians 15:9), less than the least of all saints (Ephesians 3:8) and chief of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15), and yet we all know that he is the greatest Apostle of all time.

God delights in weak things. He uses them to confound the wise. When a weak person accomplishes something, you know definitely that it is not him; there must be a greater force behind him. God gets the glory in the least, last and lost.

When you are strong in yourself, God’s grace cannot work for you. It is when you are weak in yourself but trust firmly in Christ, that His grace is unleashed on your behalf. Apostle Paul said, “When I am weak then I am strong”.

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