THE RISING OF THE STARS-2

• Grace sets us apart. The heroes of faith were ordinary men who stood out because of God’s grace upon their lives. Noah and Moses found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:8, Exodus 33:17), and Paul echoed this truth, saying, “By the grace of God, I am what I am” (1 Corinthians 15:10). It is grace that qualifies us to rise to our full stature.

• The “but” in your life cannot stop God’s plan. Like Jephthah, the son of a harlot who became a deliverer (Judges 11:1-8), your past or pain cannot cancel your purpose. Every loss, every delay, and every disappointment carries a divine purpose.

• The grace of God silences every accusation the enemy tries to bring against you.

• Grace opens closed doors. Naomi had lost everything, yet grace repositioned her in destiny. Ruth 1:6 says, “Then she arose” — That rising marked the beginning of restoration. Grace makes you arise when grief tells you to sit down.

• God calls the unlikely. The story of Ruth reminds us that no one is too far from grace. A Moabite widow became part of the lineage of Jesus (Ruth 4:13-17). God chooses the despised to display His glory. He uses the weak things to confound the mighty (1 Corinthians 1:27).

• There is more to who we are than what we see. Let us look at ourselves with God’s magnifying lens.

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