"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not  in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." 1Cor.15.10

Grace is the unlimited life, power, gifts, abilities, and nature of God imparted to us by the power of the Holy Spirit, through the complete righteousness and the finished sacrificial work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, because of His love for us and His mercy toward us, to enable us to do all the will of God on earth here and now, with a victorious spirit of excellence, praise, worship, and thanksgiving unto God, thereby overcoming all things in order to go and make disciples of all nations.

    When we encounter God, we receive an impartation. When we encounter His Word, the Bible, we encounter Him. We can receive this impartation in vain. That is like having a million dollars put into our bank account and never writing checks on it. Many people are in this position spiritually. All the benefits of God are at their fingertips, but they equate the things of God as "religious stuff". There is a knowledge about God, but there is no real interaction with God.
    If we interact with the impartation of God that we have, if we start responding to the Word of God to act upon what His Word says, then we are "writing checks" upon our "bank account". The benefits of God will begin to flow. It becomes a relationship with God. Flowing out of that beneficial relationship will be the "labour" of ministering before God and to others.
    "By the grace of God". This can be read "through" the grace of God. Through what Jesus has done, we receive good things from God. Jesus has been given as the perfect, eternal sacrifice to take all our sins and shame away that stands between us and God. He has been given as our sickness bearer, to take all our sickness and disease away. This is God's work and God's ability and God's righteousness put to our "account". Jesus is our "money in the bank" freely given to us. This is a first dimension of grace. There are many dimensions of grace.
    "Grace...bestowed upon me". This is a second dimension of grace. It is the impartation of God's life, power, ability, and nature into and upon our lives to enable us to do all of God's will in our daily lives. The Holy Spirit regenerates us, making us spiritually alive to God. The Holy Spirit also clothes us with His supernatural power enabling us to be effective ministers of Jesus Christ before God and to others. This is called the baptism of the Holy Spirit. There are supernatural signs that accompany this, one of which is speaking in another language. This goes beyond the natural, enabling you to communicate with God, who is Spirit, directly from your spirit man without the limitations of your intellectual knowledge. This is important, because through this there are no limitations on God in our prayer and ministry life. In this dimension of grace there is also a love, joy and peace that is beyond what natural man can produce, and, many other things.
    "Grace...with me". This is a third dimension of grace. Not only is the Holy Spirit in and upon us, but He is also with us, through Jesus Christ. He is called the Helper, the Comforter. In the Greek language this is "paraclete", which means "one called alongside". Jesus is called "Immanuel". This means "God with us". We have the comforting presence of God and the favor of God with us to go before us and arrange things around us for our good and God's glory in our doing His will on earth. We also have the angels ministering for us to protect us and enable us to carry out God's will on earth.
    When we begin to realize what has been given to us in the person of Jesus Christ, all the benefits that are ours to use, it makes a real change in our lives. Our focus becomes God. We see Him, who said "I AM", as our Source. Our life revolves around God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the things of God. He is our Peace, our Healer, our Provider, and our Source of all good things.
    As we commit our lives to Him, and see His work to bring about these good benefits in our lives, we get excited. "It works!", we exclaim, as a crude way of saying, "God loves me, and desires to do only good things for me, just because He loves me."
    From the overflow of this kind of realization and relationship, we tell others. "Others need to know about this wonderful God who showers us with benefits every day!" Yes, we are excited. God is good. The grace that He gives through His Son, Jesus Christ, is abundant and free. He desires for us to hear His Word and respond with "Yes!", so He can be free to give us all the good things available to us. He does not force Himself upon us.
    "If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Romans 8.31.32.
    What things are in this grace of God's Son? Forgiveness. Peace of mind. Eternal life. Victory over death and hell. Healing. Health. Supernatural power to enable you to live victoriously here and now. Family salvation. Financial prosperity to enable you to give to others who have need. In this grace is all blessings for you, so you can be a blessing to others. That's the life of Jesus Christ. That's the labour that comes by grace. That is prevailing grace, opposite to grace received in vain.
     We want others to know that there is "money in the bank", in their name, through what Jesus Christ has done, and that they can start "writing checks" on it.
    You start "writing checks" by calling up the Lord and telling Him that you are offering Him your life, to be partnered up with Him, to do whatever He wants to do in your life. Read His Word, and you find out what He wants to do in your life.
    His deal is this: You give Him your life, and He will give you His. That's a good deal, wouldn't you say? There's no religious duties or requirements attached. It's a personal relationship with Him. And guess what, you can do this every day you live. What a way to live--living with God every day! Living in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit who is there with you all the time. Now that's life at it's best.
    Now, if that doesn't set your wood on fire, it's just too wet to burn. But let me tell you, when you get sawed on, laid out, cut up, split and dried out, this good news will set you on fire!
    Grace by, upon, and with: This grace is available to each one of us each day through our Lord Jesus Christ. He gave Himself so we could enjoy and share these benefits. Start cashing in on this gold mine of ABUNDANT LIFE today!
    "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved...Repent, [turn to God] and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and your children, and to all that are afar off...." Ac.2.21,38,39
    Daily, we can turn to God and live in His presence and blessings.