Living by faith means living by grace

That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:7-10

By grace thru faith.… By faith we receive the grace of God. If it is the grace of God, then His grace should be our focus, for that is the very reason we have been given faith, so that we may receive His grace.

Then, our faith won’t be focussed on our faith, but on His grace.

…He might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Let us consider the exceeding riches of His grace. Look back in your life and try and take an inventory of the grace of God, if you can. He has to show us just how much grace has been given to us, for somehow, by ourselves, we just don’t seem to get it (And that’s what grace means: that by ourselves we have nothing). It is ALL grace. It has to be TOTAL grace if you want to live in Him.

Lest any man should boast... When any man boasts then he hasn’t been shown the exceeding riches of His grace. He hasn’t yet understood that it is ALL grace.

Living by faith means living by grace. The modern counterfeit of faith is NOT a living by grace, but a living by law. Faith has been turned into a law or formula one must work in order to get results. If it’s a law, then it’s not faith, and not grace. And then, when the boasting starts you know right there it can’t be grace, when people boast about their faith. Grace leaves no place for boasting. Anything you can boast about is not grace. Grace’s very nature precludes boasting – grace and boasting are mutually exclusive, as light is from darkness.

How much grace have you received in Christ Jesus? Is there anything you have which you did not receive from Him? Can you count it? Can you measure it? Can you count the grains of sand on the beach or the stars in the sky? Or is it immeasurable? …In the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace…