Hebrews 13:9 9... it is good that the heart be established by grace...
God does not want your heart full of worries and fears, tossed and turned
by every challenge that comes your way. He wants your heart at rest and
established by His grace toward you.
But when you think that the breakthroughs to your challenges depend on your
ability to obey God, then your heart will not be at rest. It will be full of worries
and anxieties. Why? Because you can never obey God perfectly.
But when you depend on God’s grace, that is, His undeserved, unmerited
favor, the opposite happens — your heart becomes established. When you know
that the only thing that qualifies you to receive God’s blessings is faith in the
finished work of Christ, your heart becomes established. Then, you will walk
without the fear of your troubles swallowing you up. You will walk with full
assurance that His blessings will be manifested in your life.
My friend, God wants your heart established, knowing that His righteousness,
healing, protection and provision are yours — all paid for by Jesus’ finished work
at the cross. God’s blessings are sure in your life because they are not dependent
on your ability to keep His laws, but Jesus’ perfect obedience.
You see, under the old covenant, you receive God’s blessings only if you keep
all His laws. (Deuteronomy 28:1–2) If you sin and fail to keep even one law,
you will be disqualified from receiving His blessings. But today, under the new
covenant, your sins no longer disqualify you because God Himself has said, “For
I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds
I will remember no more.” (Hebrews 8:12)
So let your heart be established by God’s grace. Because of His grace, you have
full access to His blessings. You no longer have to worry about whether you are
good enough. You can stand firm on the promises made in His Word and enjoy
His blessings today because Jesus has paid the price. Your part is only to believe
and receive!
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