“For He saith, ‘I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation, have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.'” 2 Corinthians 6:2
There is not a moment in time when the Father is not worthy to be worshipped, nor the Lord Jesus declared to be the worthy Lamb. This is because of God’s perpetual worth, His unchanging holiness and perfection, His goodness and love which knows no bounds that man could ever affix, or limit. Scriptures tell us, that His mercies and compassions do not fail, and are NEW every morning. How is this so? Do they ever become old? God does not age, nor does He change. His mercies are new by virtue of the fact that they are newly available to us to receive and know. They are new in that they are endless in their depth, meaning, and power. They are as fresh, and even fresher, than the newness of the morning, for they know no diminishing effect of sin, nor alteration of decay. They are new because God makes them new to us, to know, experience, and live them. An example of this is found in the letter to the Hebrews, where the exhortation of God through His servant writes: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb. 4:16) Here we see an example of grace and mercy which are perpetually available to the believer, but which are only received intermittently because coming “unto the throne of grace” is not a constant experience, or discipline. The newness of God’s grace and mercy are known in great part because of one’s consistency in coming to God, to receive from Him, all that is necessary and provided in Christ. What the can we say of the new day, the new morning, and the newness of beginning again? We can say with great assurance that every day is to be one of coming to the Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus, claiming the cleansing by the precious blood of Christ, and the anointing, and the fulness of the Spirit. The perpetual, unchanging, and abundant resources of Christ, are only known by one’s constant coming in order to receive. The Lord, through the Psalmist, puts it like this: “I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.” (Ps. 81:10) The abounding, saving and sanctifying grace of God is available to the believer today. It is the will of God that he or she receive it, living by the triumphant life and power of Christ.
In Psalm 90, we find Moses speaking of the brevity of the life of man on this earth, in particular that of believers who know and seek God. His prayer is for the Lord to “…teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.” (90:12) What better way of redeeming the time than to come into the presence of the Lord to worship, and to pray? What better and effective way to live in a manner worthy of Christ, than to come before the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need? In other words, the life spent in receiving from God that which is good, and worthy of Him, serving others, is an essential part of our great calling. But what about the mercy and grace in the face of great need, and that consciousness of our own insufficiency in and of ourselves? It is at this point that we need to heed the words of the Apostle Paul, which have come directly from the Spirit of God: “And God is able to make all grace ABOUND toward you; that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may ABOUND to every good work.” (2 Cor. 9:8) Here is the key, believing the God of all grace to give abounding grace to the needy, believing soul, in answer to prayer today.
Dear Father, Make us truly, consistently receptive of Thy grace and power. In Jesus’ name, Amen.