Divine Help - God's Grace

On the matter of proclaiming God’s Word, Paul wrote to the Colossians, Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. (Col;. 4:6 NKJV)

We don’t always know what to say when we talk to people about God—or even when we try live the life God wants us to live. Sometimes our ability to think vanishes. We need divine help—God’s grace—the very kind of grace the verse above talks about. But we can’t speak with grace unless God gives us grace.

Jesus always spoke with grace. He communicated with His Father and submitted to Him in all things. Everything He said originated from the Father.

Paul knew he was called to the same dependence. That’s why he asked the Colossians to pray for him as he reached out “to speak the mystery of Christ . . .” (v. 3b) He desired that I might make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”(v. 4)

We are in good company if we ask for grace.

Originally published June 25, 1993.