"Grace, Grace, to It!"

So he answered and said to me:“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”Zechariah 4:6-7 NKJV

Are you trying to fix yourself, your family, your church, your business, your world?  How is that going for you?

Sooner or later, trying to build your life, trying to follow Christ, in your own strength and talents becomes a mountain you can’t climb. The Lord knows this. He’s calls to us, “Come to Me, Take My Yoke, Learn from Me.”

The Lord says unless He builds the house, we labor in vain. The Lord is building His house-His family- in preparation for His return. He does not build lives through human force, wealth, or abilities. He builds us by His Spirit. If you do not yield control and begin learning from Him to walk with Him according to His word—then He can’t build you.  When you and I yield He is happy to show us how He wants us to use our resources as He sees fit.

So come rest from striving in your own strength to fix your life, your family, your church, your business, or the world.

Surrender to Him and speak “Grace, Grace” to your mountain. In practice, what does this mean?

1.     Thank Him for the undeserved gift of your salvation. Ask Him to forgive you for trying to do His job.

2.     Thank Him for the undeserved gift of the Holy Spirit as Helper. Ask Him to fix things & help you do His will, not yours.

3.     Ask Him to bring believers to mind who are more deeply rooted in Him than you are. Ask them for prayer & counsel.

4.     Spend at least one hour/day alone with the Lord in prayer&scripture. Ask what you need to cut. Do it.

5.     Start spending at least two hours per week in deep Spirit-led fellowship with other believers.

6.     Await instructions. They will come slowly, deeply from the One who made us, died to save us, lives to build us.

Grace, Grace is not cheap. He gives it to you at great cost to Himself. But then again you were worth it. Time is short. Show Him how grateful you are.  Let Him build every day of your life as Father’s Day gift for Him.

Come rest in His love,

Dick Speight