PACIFIC KINGDOM - PART 8

WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL 2025

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most ~ Hebrews 4:16 (NLT). It is only an all-sustaining God that can tell us to come boldly, meaning that the God we serve is in the state of having a great deal of wealthy provision and supply; He is indeed an all-sufficient God, full of signs and wonders characterized by abundance of grace, mercy, unlimited affluence or deep pockets.

On account of this verity, the throne of grace is a spiritual superstore that deals with sufficient supply of great and precious promises any Christian can claim; spiritual wisdom and understanding, revelation knowledge, sustainable healing and health, divine safety and security, substantial fortune and prosperity, MONEY itself, material wealth, succour and comfort, encouragement, hope, faith, love, peace, joy, spiritual transformation and other assets that can meet any human need in order to function effectively on earth.

Reference: Hebrews 12:28 English Standard Version (ESV)

"Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe."

If indeed, the grace of God is inexhaustible to meet all our needs (and we know it is more than sufficient), then surely the throne of grace is all we need to approach in order to keep us ample and strengthened in our times of need. The throne of grace always has a special package for the saints whenever they are in need, but those packages are clothed in grace. To instantiate this verity, Paul stated that because of his surpassingly great revelations, he was given a thorn in his flesh by the enemy's minion.

Now watch this: Did you know that the Lord did not give apostle Paul any other solution than His grace? Yes, the Lord gave him a promise that says: "My grace is sufficient for you" (2nd Corinthians 12:9 NIV), denoting that Paul could come boldly and find sufficient grace to help at such times, and even receive a greater grace to put the thorn in his flesh to an end, if he had caught a greater revelation to deal with it, in relation to perfection in divine health. Are you with me? Praise God!

An active grace of God is the activated working of divine power in us - at any level of inner working - to reach us at any point of need and thereby, supply what we cannot do for, or obtain for ourselves, and all the more so, this grace becomes most evident in our lives as we grow in the knowledge of God. To that effect, Petrine epistolary expression reads, "By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to KNOW Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence" (2nd Peter 1:3 NLT). Now in accordance with this versified statement, did you notice that "We have received all of this by coming to KNOW Him"?

To "KNOW" Him here is the modern Greek lexicon "Gnorizo" or "Xero." In a nutshell, the Strong's Greek dictionary renders it as γνωρίζω (gnórizó), meaning "to come to know, to make known", which, in the context of the above Petrine epistolary statement, implies to delve deeper into God from a comprehensive empirical standpoint, than just having a mere informative knowledge of Him - which in turn rewards you with substance. In other words, as you come to know Him, He is also made known to you by positioning you in accordance with the level of His divine power active in you - to receive all you need for living a godly lifestyle. Got it? Stay tuned for part 9. Shalom!

Scripture Reading -  John 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:4-5; 2 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 9:8.

Guided Prayer:

Heavenly Father, I am forever grateful that I have received a Kingdom which cannot be shaken, and I show my heartfelt gratitude on account of the truth that you have given me everything I need for living a godly life on earth, through your divine power at work in me that flows on the frequency of knowing you better, in Jesus' Name, Amen!