Habbakuk 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Today's Thought: Only those who live by faith can grow in grace.
Faith and grace always go together. If we want to grow in the grace of the Lord, we must live by faith. It is through faith that we can have access of grace. Romans 5:2 says: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Without faith, we could not access the riches of the grace of God which He bestowed upon us.
However, the act of faith is not the contrast of faithlessness. The prophet Habbakuk talked of faith as the contrast of pride. The proud person is going to depend upon his own strength and skills. The humble person seeks the will and grace of God to give Him the strength to go on. The humble person will always grow in grace as he accesses the same through his eye of faith.
Living in the grace of God needs faith. Without faith, one cannot continue to grow in grace. But faith must come with humility - the act of acknowledging our nothingness and the everything of the Lord. It is an act of surrendering to the will of the Lord and His knowledge of everything in our lives.
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