MESSAGE

EXPERIENCING FRESH GRACE
TEXT: EXODUS 33:1-23; JOHN 1:1-5, 14-17
Exodus: 33. 1. And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2. And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3. Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way. 4. And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5. For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 6. And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. 7. And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8. And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
Exodus: 33. 9. And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10. And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12. And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Exodus: 33. 17. And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18. And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21. And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22. And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23. And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

John: 1. 1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God. 3. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 14. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

WHAT IS FRESH GRACE?
Fresh means: 1. New, recent, novel.

2. New, renewed, revived.
3. Blooming, flourishing, unfaded, unwithered, unwilted, well-preserved, in good condition, unimpaired, undecayed.
4. Of recent make, not stale or sour, sweet.
5. Rosy, blooming, ruddy, fair, delicate, ~colored.
6. Florid, healthy, well, hearty, vigorous, hardy, strong.
7. Vigorous, unwearied, unexhausted, unfatigued, not blown, unworn.
8. Vivid, lively, keen, unabated, undecayed, not dulled, unimpaired.
9. Just received, just arrived.
10. Unsalted, free from salt, lacking in salt or saltness.
11. Pure and cool, sweet, re~ing, invigorating, bracing, health-giving.
12. Brisk, strong, stiff.
13. Raw, uncultivated, unpractised, untrained, unskilled, inexperienced.

The word “Grace” in Hebrew language is “Charis” which means to confer a sense of graciousness, gait or beauty. “Grace” means free and undeserved favour especially of God. It is the unmerited divine assistance given to human beings. Grace is a spiritual material and ingredient that delivers into your hands what is hitherto beyond your reach. When grace is at work in a man’s life, he enjoys favours that ordinarily he is not qualified for.
Fresh Grace simply means God endowing you with new and fresh ability and enablement to experience better and bigger things much more than you have ever experienced or encountered.
God specializes in doing new and fresh things. He doesn’t want you to be accustomed to the old as for you not to enjoy new things He is bringing your way.

Isa. 42:8-10, 43:15-19; Jere. 31:31-34; Ezek. 36:24-27.
Isaiah: 42. 8. I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 9. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 10. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Isaiah: 43. 15. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16. Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17. Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18. Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah: 31. 31. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33. But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Ezekiel: 36. 24. For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 25. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Fresh Grace may also mean fresh ability, fresh insight, fresh anointing, fresh wisdom and fresh power to do unusual and uncommon exploits that will amaze you yourself. Psalm 92:10
Psalm: 92. 10. But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. – Bible Offline

N.B. When we talk about fresh Grace, it means somethings might have happened to the first grace. It may means the grace is becoming stale or obsolete by the reason of use. Or it can also means familiarity that brings that brings contempt has been the other of the day.
Also, it may also means that God wants to give you a fresh ability for the next higher level or responsibility He wants to give to you. 1 Cor. 15:9-10; 2 Cor. 12:7-9.
1 Corinthians: 15. 9. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. 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.
2 Corinthians: 12. 7. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT GRACE

1. Fresh Grace came through Jesus Christ. John 1:16-17.. John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
   John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
2. Grace is given and not worked for. It is not a product of your effort or ability. However, grace does not mean absence of work or idleness. You must have something to do before the grace of God can enhance your ability. I Cor. 15:10
   1 Corinthians 15:10 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.
3. The grace of God is gift from God to us as believers, and we must be willing to receive it and activate it in our lives. Eph. 2:8-9.
   Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
   Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
4. The grace of God abounds, and it is inexhaustible. Rom. 5:20b; II Cor. 9:8, 12:9.
   Romans 5:20b. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
   2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
   2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
5. The grace has appeared to all men. Nobody has any excuse not to appreciate it. Titus 2:11.
   Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
6. The grace of God is also sufficient to handle any issue of life, and also to be victorious in all things. II Cor. 12:7-9.
   2 Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
   2 Corinthians 12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
   2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
7. The grace can also be increased or multipled. It is possible to grow in grace. II Peter. 3:18.
   2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
8. The grace of God does not give us licence to be indulging in sin. Rom.6:1-4.
   Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
   Romans 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
   Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christian and were baptized into his death?
   Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life