God is gracious. There is not a time when He is not being gracious towards humanity. His grace is to be found in His providential care, in nature, in circumstances, in relationships, etc.
The grace that brings salvation is unique in that it employs faith. There is a supernatural element that attends salvation that is absent in the common grace that God provides to all. But because much of what God is doing in drawing the wayward one to Himself is done inwardly or the attendant circumstances are merely viewed as happenstance, much of the work of God in salvation is little realized by the new believer. This, accompanied by poor teaching on the subject, in my opinion, has robbed God of much of the glory of the salvation He has provided.
Yes this is why he sent out his word for us
to hear with our ears believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths
the super natural is the creator who speaks creation forth like this
“And
God said, Let there be light:
and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3 KJV
That relationship between
what he put God said and what comes to be , governs all that exists from then to now to eternity
For instance sometimes he speaks to creation itself and it moves
“And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
And
he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master,
carest thou not that we perish? And
he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still.
And
the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that
even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Mark 4:37-41 KJV
Other times he speaks to lepers
This man believes and so he came to Jesus believing but look at what moves the issue
“And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And
Jesus put forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
Matthew 8:2-3 KJV
Imagine this leper who no one would touch who scared everyone having been touched by the hand of God who commanded his leperosy cleansed and it was so
Other times he commands evil spirit even they obey his command and even tbey know they must even they fear the coming judgement
“And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him
two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And,
behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying
, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
Matthew 8:28-32 KJV
He speaks forth life to the dead
“And when he thus had spoken,
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And
he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.
Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.”
John 11:43-44 KJV
“And he saith unto me, Write,
Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me,
These are the true sayings of God.”
Revelation 19:9 KJV
“The
kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, and
sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and
they would not come.
…. So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.”
Matthew 22:2-3, 10 KJV
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