God's Glory Church

“And the grace of our Lord increased greatly in me with faith and love in Christ Jesus.” — 1 Timothy 1:14

I expected eight bananas. Instead, when I opened the packages with products that were delivered to my home, I found twenty! I quickly realized that my move to England meant that I also went from ordering food in pounds to ordering in kilograms. Instead of three pounds, I ordered three kilograms (almost seven pounds) of bananas.

With this abundance, I made several batches of my favorite banana bread to share this blessing with others. As I mashed the fruit, I began to think about other areas of my life where I felt unexpected abundance, the source of which was always God.

The apostle Paul seems to have had a similar experience of thinking about God’s abundance in his life. In the First Letter to Timothy, he tells about his life before conversion, describing himself as an oppressor and an attacker (1 Tim. 1:13), the first of sinners (v. 16). God lavished grace on the broken Paul (v. 14). Having told about all the abundance in his life, the apostle could not help but express praise to God, because he considers Him worthy to be shown “honor and glory forever and ever” (v. 17).

Great grace was also shown to us when we accepted Jesus’ offer of salvation from sin (v. 15). If we pause to reflect on all the blessings we have received, we will join Paul in grateful praise to our bountiful God.

How have you experienced God’s abundance in your life? How can you glorify Him today?

Heavenly Father, thank you for your infinite gift of grace.

Author: Lisa Samra