Here is the concluding part of the devotional on Your Operating Manual. To live connotes an ability to do many things: work, interact, study, transact, pursue, marry, parent, and so on. All of these and much more are encapsulated in the word “live.”
Most manufactured products are sold with a user manual for an easy understanding of the components, functions, and usage by the users. And the more complex a product is, the more detailed its accompanying manual will be to help the end-users make the most of it.
It is that God’s factor, which the farmer needs to enhance his crops and the non-farmer needs to bless his pursuits, that is described in the passage above as “heavens”, which can either be shut to an adverse effect or opened to one’s advantage.
Grace is endowed as required to carry out the responsibilities of an office, spiritual or secular. Grace answers to purpose, assignments, and calling, as allotted by God. But no two individuals have the same measure of grace, even if they hold the same office and have a similar calling.
Grace. That beautiful word. How sweet it sounds in the ear, how melodious it is in the mouth. It does not just sound good in the mouth and the ear, it is also pleasant in meaning. It is pleasing to receive, it is nice to ascribe. Grace.
Even God is patient, and He has made patience one of the built-in features of our universe. For instance, you cannot force a tree to produce fruits before its time. You cannot force the day to break before dawn. You cannot harvest immediately after you plant.
