God's Grace and Glory

The more I learn about God, through studying His Word, and what others have learned through it as well, i realize just how vital these two words are in a Christian's vocabulary. God's grace and glory are two terms that are so hard to put words to, and yet we can feel so intimately and deeply. Grace, yes there are MANY songs sung about it, and rightfully so! How true it is that "oh to grace how great a debtor daily i'm constrained to be" (come thou fount) and "grace my fears relieved"(amazing grace)! What a revelation, what a promise, what a RISK! God's grace is given to us through His Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, i know that was a lot of words but each is so paramount to WHO He is. It is by His grace that we are saved, and not by works so no man can boast!

1. Acts 15:11
   No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
   Acts 15:10-12 (in Context) Acts 15 (Whole Chapter)
2. Ephesians 2:5
   made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
   Ephesians 2:4-6 (in Context) Ephesians 2 (Whole Chapter)
3. Ephesians 2:8
   For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
   Ephesians 2:7-9 (in Context) Ephesians 2 (Whole Chapter)
4. 2 Timothy 1:9
   who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
   2 Timothy 1:8-10 (in Context) 2 Timothy 1 (Whole Chapter)
   
   God's Glory. Wow. just to type it gives me chills. His amazingness, that we are in awe of, that we just want to gaze at and long for...now this is something that we do not get to see fully here in these earthly bodies. we see only a part of Who He is and just how great He is. We cannot fathom this greatness of Our God. Who He is and all He has done...we just don't GET it all. It's too much, it's too big. 
   ^{Psalm 139:6} Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
      too lofty for me to attain.
   And it's all for HIS GLORY. We aren't SUPPOSED to get it all here. All wisdom is His to give: to whom, when, where, how, how much, where, and why. And this is the beauty of it, is that when He gives this wisdom to those He chooses, He gains glory for His name, just as He intended! Wow.
   
   In thinking in these ways, in terms of God's glory and God's grace, there really IS no fear in this world! When i live it is by His grace and for His glory. When i get my way, it is by His grace and for His glory. When i face trials it is by His grace and for His glory, and when i die it will be by His grace and for His glory. All my mistakes, however large or small, have brought about His glory an His grace. It is by His grace that i am no longer enslaved by sin! It is for His glory that He has set me free from the grasp of Satan! And when i am tempted to fall again, it is His grace that lifts me out, for the Glory of His Name. I don't know about you, but i think it's just beautiful!
   
   Whether God sends me to Kenya on this internship or not, my sole purpose is in glorifying His name, and depending on His amazing grace. When He sends me, He will keep me safe by His grace so that i may glorify His name, in whatever way He is most glorified.