We cant earn Grace because just like the money we get for our work is cointerfit, so are we, appart from God. For the money its easy to see its counterfit: it fits on the counter, and it will all burn. "This world is reserved judgment by fire," "Ricjes do not profit in the day of wrath," and some, many actually, who think they have already overcome, say we are not apointed to wrath; when God sais He disciplines every son He receives. "All that live godly shall suffer persecution." So if we havent suffered persecurion, we may be still appointed to wrath. The Lord told me recently: Your not ready. What you dont realiase it that the battle is already won, its not as simple as you getting the power, you must Love the Truth. Your prayer life must be deeper: Your prayer life must invlove every area of your life.
So for the "Grace of God to WORK in us," we must Love the Truth, and to Love the Truth, we must be filled with the Holy Spirit and to be filled we must deny ourselves and daily bear the cross and follow Jesus in His suffering and death: because our works are dead counterfit from a divided spirit. While so many are saying, not by works, awaitiing judgment. "And the fire will try every man's work," to see of what sort it is." If it is the Work of Grace: the influence of God will not fail under presure and is always sufiscient in our weakness. But the work of the flesh building for ourselves, is saved through fire but loosing our reward. "The sea will give up the dead that are in them, death and hell will release the dead that are in them and every man will receive according to His work." Some of you who believe in eternal security will be saved through hell because you dont walk in the Love of God. "Faith WORKS by Love." "If we suffer with Him we shall rule (in Love) with Him." "They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of their testimony and they Loved not their live as much as to shrink (fear) from death."
