We used to defne grace as “unmerited avour.” But looking through
theScritures! " discovered that grace is much more than unmerited
avour. Whenthe aostles in #erusalem sent Barna$as to %ntioch! the
Bi$le sa&s! “when he 'Barna$as(
came! and had seen the grace o God! was glad! and e)horted them
all*” '%cts ++,-(/Barna$as saw the grace o God.0ow! we know that
grace is not h&sical. " Barna$as saw the grace o God! it is
rightto sa& that grace can $e e)ressed outwardl&. "n other
words! there can $e amaniestationo the realit& o the grace o
God. 1hereore! the defnition o grace can $e e)tended toinclude the
divine in2uence uon the heart and a re2ection o this in2uence in
a$eliever3slie."t3s imerative or &ou to let the grace that3s
$eing wrought in &ou! show in the wordsthat &ou seak/ words
o love and ower and in the maniestation o the Sirit in &ourlie.
4ou3re God3s reresentative and as such &ou must choose &our
words. Let &ourwords $e ull o aith and ower that would imart
grace to the hearers. %lwa&s $econscious o the act that
&our words are imregnated with ower to cause what &ouseak
to haen.
1he Bi$le sa&s we should get rid o “5irt& stories!
oul talk! and coarse 6okes 7 these arenot or &ou*” '8hesians
9,: 1LB(. 1here are some ver$al e)ressions that shouldn3tcome out o
&our mouth. 1hat ever&$od& sa&s it doesn3t make it
good or &ou. Letever&one who comes in contact with &ou
recogni;e the grace o God in &our heart $&&our manner o
lie and words/ it should $e made maniest that His love reigns in
ourhearts.< % S 1 = > ? H > " S
@Let &our seech $e alwa&s with grace! seasoned with
salt! that &e ma& know how &eought to answer ever&
man@ '?olossians :,A(.C>1H8> S 1C54, 8
