Full of It

Acts 6:8 says this And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Stephen was a man who caused a stir, and people even stoned him…to death.  He was a martyr.

I’ve just finished reading a book about 8 women who were persecuted for their faith.  and they too must have been full of grace and power – somehow they both go together.

God grants us grace to go through difficult circumstances, and somehow that graces evolves into power to come through unscathed, unafraid and victorious – no matter what comes against us.

God’s grace is really quite amazing.  I know a young mom with a little boy who’s in and out of the hospital every few months or even sometimes weeks.  Her faith is quite amazing, and her words are always encouraging, even though she admits feeling discouraged and weary at times.  God somehow gives her grace to make it day by day, and the strength she exhibits is really something to watch and be amazed it.  

How does she do it?

It’s by the grace of God.

How do people give their lives in the most dire of circumstances? By his grace and power.

I think grace and power go hand in hand, sort of like peanut butter and jelly.  When God starts spreading his grace into our lives, it goes without saying that his power will be placed in our lives next, and we’ll become a classic taste to those around us.