| The 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 was upon Jesus, does it mean that
He sinned?” |
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| No, Jesus did not sin. (2 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. |
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| Let’s look at the word “grace” when it is 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! |
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| 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) |
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| 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 cannot control him. You can.” If you have a persistent
pain in your body, bring it to the Lord. Say, “Jesus, I hand all my
worries about this pain to You. You work on the pain.” |
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| “Pastor
Prince, what if nothing happens?” |
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| Honestly, if
after you have given the matter to Jesus and nothing happens, what can
you do? If Jesus Himself can’t do anything about it, do you think you
can? But praise God, once the problem is handed over to Jesus, He can
and will do a perfect work of taking care of it for
you! |
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| So live a life of rest. Have this attitude and tell the
Lord, “I can do nothing of myself. I just rest in You Lord and I trust
You.” Beloved, what you will see is the grace of God upon you in every
situation of your life! |
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