RS Lession Recap: The Power of Grace

Today we heard from Heather on the topic of The Power of Grace.

 

Philippians 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me."

 

In 2011 President Uchtdorf related the a parable of a man that scrimpted to buy passage on a cruise ship. During that cruise he envied those that could attend all of the events and fine dining, as he hadn't any money left to do so. Only at the end of the cruise did he find that all of those activities were included in the fare he had already paid.

 

We all have the grace of Christ available to us - Christ has paid the fare - but if we don't access them we will miss out.

 

Hebrews 4:16 say "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

 

In the Bible Dictionary we learn that grace is the Devine means of strength or help to do things that we cannot do on our own. It is an enabling power.

 

What does it mean to have an enabling power?

• It keeps us from being frozen into uselessness.
• We understand that we cannot do enough right, but we know that through grace we can have hope to do better.
• Our works are our gifts to Christ to show that we accept his grace.
• We think about the Atonement as being only a means of being forgiven, but it really allows us to do more than we could otherwise.
• To be enabled means that we already have nascent capabilities within us and allows us to overcome barriers to accessing those capabilities.
• When we feel hurt we can just allow The Lord to heal us instead of dwelling on hurt.
• You + God = enough. This equation may be better stated as a mutliplying effect. 
• If we give ourself wholly unto Him and understand all that He has to offer, we will feel the very close relationship we can have with our Savior and the grace will become real in our lives.

 In 1 Nephi 7, Nephi is given physical power to break the bands through the grace of Christ. Alma and his people in Mosiah are able to carry their burdens through their belief in Christ.

How do we come boldly to the Throne of Grace? We can come up with our own framework by looking back on the times we have felt the grace of God and identify our personalized principles for coming unto Christ.