Stand in Grace

The Grace of God is the key factor in being able to navigate through the stresses of our week. As believers in Jesus we need to cling to His grace, and understand how it is the means to successfully face this coming week.

Often we pray and give up too soon, yet the Lord taught that persistent prayer is the expected way to pray.   We must pray persistently if we wish to find the answer He has for us.

Church has all sorts of troubles, and for that reason many believers simple stay home and try to worship the Lord from there. However, as the Magi teaches us, that isn't the worship that is truly honouring to Christ. The Lord established a day and a place for believers to worship, and even though it isn't perfect, its for Him and therefore important.

Mary sang a song of praise to Elizabeth and in doing so she exalted the Lord in a way that we need to as well. So often our crazy lives get in the way of us just giving the Lord praise that He desires. Mary shows us how we need to stop and acknowledge His goodness and glory.

Mary is known as the mother of Jesus, however we need to appreciate that she was a woman of great faith. The Lord found favour with her because of her faith, and she continues to set an example for us of how to live in uncertain times by faith and thus please the Lord.