Knowing God's Measure of Grace

Knowing God's Measure of Grace                      

Bible Verses

Matthew 18:26 Then the slave fell down and worshipped him,
saying, Be patient with me and I will repay you all.  (27)
And the master of that slave was moved with compassion and
released him and forgave him the loan.

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The gospel is not God working for you according to your idea.
You may say, "Lord, be patient with me, and I will repay You
all," but the Lord does not respond by saying, "Pay what you
have and repay the rest later." The Lord forgave all of your
debt. Man's prayers and requests do not even come close to
the grace of the Lord. Our Lord works for us and answers our
prayer according to what He has. The master of the slave
released him and forgave the debt. This is God's grace; this
is His measure. Anyone who asks for grace will receive grace
from God, even though his knowledge of grace is very limited.
We should be clear about this principle: The Lord loves to
bestow grace on men. As long as we have a little desire for
grace, the Lord will pour it out on us. He is afraid that we
will not ask. As soon as a man hopes a little and opens his
mouth to say, "Lord, be gracious to me," the Lord pours out
His grace to him.

We need to realize that salvation is accomplished in
man according to God's measure. Salvation is not carried
out according to man's thought. It is accomplished in man
according to God's thought and plan.