A million dollar invite!
I received a phone call from a younger friend yesterday night. She was disturbed about certain things going on in her school and some other issues happening around her. I encouraged her and prayed with her afterwards and moments later, this scripture came into my heart.
"2 Peter 1 v 2: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of our God and Jesus our Lord."
While meditating on this verse, I looked at these three words; 'grace', 'peace' and 'multiplied'.
- Grace: God's kindness, His favor upon our life by eliminating struggles.
- Peace: God's serenity on the inside of us, even when there's chaos everywhere else.
- Multiplied: Increase.
We know that the world today is experiencing a meltdown in the economy, religious wars and political unrest, the church is going through tribulations, families are facing crises, there's unfaithfulness in marriages and there are so many broken homes.
There are too many questions in the mind of everyone, just like my young friend; what is happening? where are we heading to? what will tomorrow bring forth? etc. The truth is, as children of God, we have been given a sure word of prophecy. In this time and season, God's grace and peace has been multiplied unto us even in the face of defeat, difficulties, challenges and uncertainties. Why only us? Why isn't every other person experiencing this? The 'why' is because we know Him! When others are saying there's a casting down, behold we have lifted up our hands and said there's a lifting for us. We have received the outpouring of great and multiplied grace and peace in leaps and bounds. We are shielded round about with favor.
As children of God, we do not operate from this world economy but from God's global economy. We are not just blessed, sheltered, clothed, kept for just this season and then the next season, we have an abundance of grace to carry us through any phase, unperturbed.
God has released grace and peace through the knowledge of Him and Jesus our Lord for us that the world may know that indeed there's a great distinction between the children of God, and the world. The world will only keep wondering what makes us calm and why we are not moved, frustrated or bothered about the things going on around.
In all these things we are more than conquerors. We have become blessed in the face of lack, healed in the face of sicknesses and diseases, strong through His strength that strengthens us in our weaknesses, and wise, that we know the times and seasons of what's to come next in the face of uncertainties. We will always have more than enough, for ourselves and to be a blessing to the world.
So, regardless of who you are or where you are, if you have no knowledge of the one and only true God, your life will be void of this completeness, of this total package that will shield you from what is coming. You will not be able to enjoy the grace that makes men great and the peace that makes men calm. You will not be able to join in the great laugh when things aren't going the way you want or laugh in the face of lack.
As joint heirs with Christ, we are seated in heavenly places and we laugh, sing, smile, shout and dance when things are not going the way they should because that is how we change the times and seasons of our lives.
I invite you today to come and experience this tremendous life in Christ Jesus if you don't know Him yet, so you can enjoy this completeness in Him.
If you make that decision today, know that God has forgiven you and you are now part of this family. I welcome you to a life of completeness.
Shalom!
