"Gracious Words"

Luke 4:22a, "So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words that proceeded out of His mouth..." (NJKV) I was awakened with this passage on my heart. Do we truly understand what Christ is offering to us when He offers His provision to us? Do we truly comprehend the desire that Christ has to minister to the needs that each of us face? The life and ministry of Christ speaks hope and victory to our lives. We live in a world of cynics and skeptics. We live in a world in which people allow doubt, fear, and disbelief to affect their approach to God. We can see these attitudes and many more throughout all aspects of our society. This spirit of cynicism and skepticism has even made its ways into the hearts of the people of God. We must rebuke and resist this attitude of the culture and allow the Spirit to open our eyes to the "gracious words" of our God. We must learn to turn the attention of our hearts toward Christ and realize that we can trust in the promises of God. God has the ability to fulfill and complete what He has spoken to us regardless of the circumstances that we are presently facing. We must choose which "spirit" we will follow. Will we choose to follow the spirit of the culture or will we choose to follow the Spirit of God? The opportunity for spiritual success is directly related to our willingness to accept the Word of God as the basis of our faith and hope. We must commit ourselves to hearing the Word from God and allow that Word to speak strength and hope in the midst of our challenges. Take a some time every day to read from the "gracious words" of the Bible and allow them to revive your hope and courage!