And the child grew and become strong; He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
Luke 2: 40
That verse says that the grace of God was upon Jesus. The Bible also says that where sin abounds, grace abounds much more (Romans 5: 20) And when you put the two together, you may find yourself asking, “If the grace of God upon Jesus, does it mean that He sinned?”
No, Jesus did not sin. (II Corinthians 5: 21)
So there must be another explanation as to why God’s grace was upon Jesus. There must be another explanation as to why someone can abound in God’s grace even when he has not sinned.
Let look at the word “grace” when it first mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 6: 8 says that “Noah found grace in the eyes of The Lord”. Noah’s name means “rest”. So the verse is telling us that rest found grace. In other words, when you rest, you find grace!
So grace was upon Jesus because His life was a life of rest and trust in His Father. He said,
“the Son can do nothing of Himself. He can do only what He sees His Father doing.” (John 5: 19)
Likewise, grace comes upon you when you rest and trust God. If you have a wayward child, stop nagging at him and trust God to handle the problem. Say,
“Jesus, I commit this boy into Your hands. I can not control him. You can”.
If you have a persistent pain in your body, bring to the Lord. Say, “Jesus, I hand all my worries about this pain to You. You work on the pain”.
So live a life of rest. Have this attitude and tell the Lord,
“I can do nothing of myself. I trust in You”.
Beloved, you will see the grace of God upon you in every sistuation of your life.
Shalom
Luke 2: 40
That verse says that the grace of God was upon Jesus. The Bible also says that where sin abounds, grace abounds much more (Romans 5: 20) And when you put the two together, you may find yourself asking, “If the grace of God upon Jesus, does it mean that He sinned?”
No, Jesus did not sin. (II Corinthians 5: 21)So there must be another explanation as to why God’s grace was upon Jesus. There must be another explanation as to why someone can abound in God’s grace even when he has not sinned.
Let look at the word “grace” when it first mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 6: 8 says that “Noah found grace in the eyes of The Lord”. Noah’s name means “rest”. So the verse is telling us that rest found grace. In other words, when you rest, you find grace!
So grace was upon Jesus because His life was a life of rest and trust in His Father. He said,
“the Son can do nothing of Himself. He can do only what He sees His Father doing.” (John 5: 19)
Likewise, grace comes upon you when you rest and trust God. If you have a wayward child, stop nagging at him and trust God to handle the problem. Say,
“Jesus, I commit this boy into Your hands. I can not control him. You can”.
If you have a persistent pain in your body, bring to the Lord. Say, “Jesus, I hand all my worries about this pain to You. You work on the pain”.
So live a life of rest. Have this attitude and tell the Lord,
“I can do nothing of myself. I trust in You”.
Beloved, you will see the grace of God upon you in every sistuation of your life.
Shalom
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