2 Tim 4:22
The Lord be with your spirit; Grace be with you.
Touch on the matters of the Lord, your spirit and grace.
Take as much time to share on this precious verse.
The longer the better :)
Your sister
sandy
2007-12-14 05:50:17 · 10 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've been chewing on "The Lord be with your spirit; Grace be with you" (2 Timothy 4:22), and still don't really know where to begin. :)
Alright, let's begin with the Lord. He is our Lord Jesus, right? And He dwells in us by the Holy Spirit. More specifically, the Holy Spirit dwells in our spirits - in fact, we are one spirit with Him.
My spirit is the real me - for I am made up of spirit, soul and body. For we are made in God's image, and God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit - three in one person.
Paul prayed that the Lord preserve our whole spirit, soul and body blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, for He who calls us is faithful, who also will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24)
Grace - the most beautiful word in the Bible. "The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17) God is not satisfied to give us mere grace; He wants us to have abundance of grace. Because when we receive the abundance of grace, we will reign in life as kings and queens over sin and death, over Satan and sicknesses, and over bad habits.
"...much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:17)
The Amplified Bible says "reign as kings". The New Living Translation says "live in triumph over sin and death".
That could be the reason the apostle Paul, who was commissioned by the Lord Jesus to preach the gospel of grace, began most of his letters to the church and fellow Christians by writing "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." and ended with "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you."
Grace is what saved us from sin and death, from eternal condemnation. More accurately, grace is Who, not What, because grace is a Person - Jesus Christ personified. Paul wrote "Who shall deliver me from this body of death?", for there is nothing we can do to be saved, but to believe in our Saviour.
Alright, this is where I get long-winded again... after all, you said "take as much time to share on this precious verse", right, sister Sandy? :)
So... if anyone hasn't fallen asleep, shall carry on to say that the Old Testament ended with the last verse about a curse: "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet... and he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children... lest I come and strike the earth with a curse." (Malachi 4:6) Because the world was under the dispensation of the law, and the law brings a curse to everyone who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them. (Galatians 3:10)
In comparison, the New Testament ends with Grace: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." (Revelations 22:21) God's heart is to give us grace, and we know He gives grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:5) When we cease from our works and trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ, we are able to receive His good gifts - healing, provision, love, joy, peace, wisdom, protection... all by His grace, or undeserved favour. And we will be blessed to be a blessing.
I believe the apostles often ended their letters to the church with the words "Grace be with you", because the Holy Spirit, who inspired their writings, wants us to know that the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is always with us. For the most important thing we need to remember, long after we have finished reading our Father's love letters, is His ever present grace.
So I say to you, sister Sandy, and all who are reading this, as I end this post, that the grace of our Lord Jesus be with your spirit. Amen.
2007-12-15 00:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by Music and dancing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless we have the Lord in our Spirit, we will be non effective as Christians. His Spirit is to speak to our Spirit, and make a connection in the supernatural realm so that we may fully know and undersatnd each other. WE speak to God and He speaks to us. THis is having a true spiritual connection with God If we try to hear and speak from our natural minds, we will always miss the mark. Grace will keep us Gods as we are learning, but grace is to empower us and make us know how to be like Jesus. Grace is an action word, just like love its. Grace is not to cover continued deliberate sin. God forbid. God wants nothing hidden, nothing broken and nothing covered. He wants us whole, nothing broken, nothing needing to be fixed, to wholeness. Only by spirit to spirit can we do that. God bless you for another great question.
2007-12-14 13:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is made evident through these verses:
Philippians 2
5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
2007-12-14 05:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That Jesus will be with us and we will be mindful of that in our Spirits (He is always with Christians, but we are not always mindful of the fact.) Grace is God's unmerited favor, when God gives us the good things we do not deserve. This such as power from on high, strength to do as He asks, and of course Salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
2007-12-14 07:19:40 · answer #4 · answered by Thrice Blessed 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
May the lord be with you at all times and his grace sufficient.
2007-12-14 10:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by Meeshmai 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess it means that the Lord is with you no matter where you go, or how bad it gets.
2007-12-14 05:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by primalclaws1974 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically, Do as the Lord wants you to do and you will be happy and blessed.
2007-12-14 05:54:54 · answer #7 · answered by ColleenLucky7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what those of The True Christian Faith have in their lives... Those of The Faith know... it is of little concern to those not of The Faith... there is no need to preach it... as those who know do not need the preaching of it... and those who do not know will not understand... not untill God allows them to.
2007-12-14 05:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My job is being a Christian, but my occupation is coach...I don't see playing and practice fields; I see mission fields...
2007-12-14 05:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just means may God be with you for the rest of your life.
2007-12-14 05:52:57 · answer #10 · answered by Silvia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋