Everything indeed is for you,
so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people
may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:15
Grace means elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action; a pleasing or attractive quality or endowment. First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin grātia “favor, kindness, esteem,” derivative of grātus “pleasing”.
For the ancient Romans, grātia had three distinct meanings: (1) a pleasing quality, (2) favor or goodwill, and (3) gratitude or thanks. We find all three of these meanings in modern-day English. The first when we describe someone as having (or not having) grace. The second when we talk about giving or getting grace (by the grace of God). And the third when we say grace (i.e., “thanks”) at a meal. So if you have something to be grateful for, you can say thank you, grātia, gracias, or grazie.
God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed (2 Cor 9:8) to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He graciously bestowed on you in the Beloved (Eph 1:6).
Give testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace shall be upon you (Act 4:33). For if by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ (Rom 5:17). And the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus (1 Tim 1:14) having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God (Ph 1:11).
By the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me (1 Cor 15:10).
I will praise the name of God with song, and exalt Him with thanksgiving (Ps 69:30). I will meditate on all Your work, and on Your deeds with thanksgiving (Ps 77:12). Bmen, blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever. Amen. (Rev. 7:12).
Published:
July 25, 2023, 8:03 AM
