majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 2:9,
"James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and
Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace
given to me."
As Paul provides his Galatian readers an account of his apostolic
ministry, he speaks of the acceptance the leaders of the church in
Jerusalem embraced him with. He says that the leaders of the church,
James (the Lord's own brother), Peter and John recognized the grace
given Paul by God that established him as an apostle.
God's grace is a wonderful thing. It is the label we put on that
aspect of God that prompts him to do wonderful things for us that we
have not earned and/or do not deserve. A wonderful passage that helps
us understand this aspect of God's character is Ephesians 2:8-9, "It
is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can
boast."
The gifting that God provides individuals such as Paul, (in his case
apostleship) is a wonderful expression of this grace of God. Healings,
miracles, the equipping of the saints, and of course our very
salvation are all seen as God's magnificent grace. One passage that
comes to mind relative to special enablement God, in his grace, gives
certain individuals to aid others is seen in 1 Peter 4:10, "Each one
should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully
administering God's grace in its various forms."
This fascinating and beautiful disposition of God to do things for us
out of his love of us is one of a myriad of qualities that makes our
God so easy for us to love!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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