Let Grace Connect You To Destiny! | Ps. Edgar Neluvhalani | A Year Of Unprecedented Exploits

Moses asks, “Please show me your glory,” because Moses has seen enough of human behavior without grace. The golden calf has just exposed a stiff necked people, and over 3,000 men have died under the wrath of God. The law has shown that rules alone cannot carry people into destiny, because even while the commandments are being received, the people are already breaking the first commandment. Moses refuses to take another step unless the presence of God goes with them, because Moses knows that no journey with God can continue without grace.

God answers Moses by saying, “I will make all my goodness pass before you,” and God reveals himself as gracious and compassionate. Grace appears before the Prince of grace comes, but that wilderness grace is temporary, mediated, and repeated again and again. Christ changes everything. The Lamb of God fulfills the requirements of the law once and for all, shields the redeemed from wrath, and brings the blessing of Abraham upon those who believe.

Grace must not be frustrated, set aside, nullified, or treated as meaningless. Galatians says that if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ died in vain. Revenge says, “grace aside.” Bitterness says, “grace aside.” Self effort says, “grace aside.” When grace is pushed aside, frustration takes its place, and the devil finds room where grace was meant to work.

Paul becomes the great picture of grace because the persecutor of the church is also the man separated from his mother’s womb. God does not begin with a person only at conversion; God has been watching, protecting, and waiting. Ananias sees a dangerous man, but God sees “a chosen vessel.” That means judgment must be careful, because a prostitute on the street, an enemy, or someone with a terrible former conduct may still be carrying a call of God.

Joseph shows what grace looks like when evil has been done and power to revenge finally comes. Joseph says, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good,” and that bigger plan keeps bitterness from ruling the heart. Negative emotions are real, but they have a used by date. When anger, envy, hatred, and frustration stay too long, the enemy weaponizes them.

Grace makes a person feel like an underdog, not to destroy confidence, but to destroy overconfidence. God says, “My grace is sufficient for you,” and weakness becomes the very place where Christ’s power rests. Grace also touches giving, because cheerful giving releases what fear wants to hold. God is able to make all grace abound, so the heart must learn to let go and let grace.

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Key Takeaways

• 1. Grace must never be frustrated Grace is not a small add on to Christian life; grace is the difference between God working on a person’s behalf and a person trying to carry battles alone. Revenge, unforgiveness, and self protection can all become ways of saying, “grace aside.” When grace is treated as meaningless, the cross itself is treated as though it did not settle what the law could never fix. [11:01]
• 2. Chosen vessels can look unlikely Paul’s former conduct did not cancel God’s call, because God had separated him from his mother’s womb before Paul understood anything about grace. Ananias saw danger, but God saw a vessel chosen to bear the name of Jesus. The grace of God teaches careful judgment, because the person currently doing damage may still be the person God intends to redeem deeply and use mightily. [29:36]
• 3. Bitterness cannot carry destiny Joseph’s words, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good,” show a heart that refused to let pain become its master. Destiny required Joseph to see beyond betrayal, beyond the pit, beyond prison, and beyond revenge. Grace gave Joseph the strength to stand in power without using power to punish. [33:17]
• 4. Negative emotions need expiry dates Anger, envy, frustration, and hatred are human emotions, but they become dangerous when they stay past their used by date. The enemy does not need to create every emotion; he only needs permission to weaponize what a heart keeps entertaining. Grace does not deny pain, but grace refuses to let pain become a weapon against the future. [35:02]
• 5. Cheerful giving keeps grace flowing Giving under pressure bends the fingers and builds grudges, but cheerful giving comes from revelation, not manipulation. Grace teaches that what a person has did not come merely by ability, position, or salary. When the hand opens freely before God, the heart admits that God is able to make all grace abound in all things.
  
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Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [01:00] - Moses Asks to See Glory
• [01:50] - Golden Calf and Broken Tablets
• [03:55] - Moses Refuses to Move Without Grace
• [05:33] - Christ Brings the Era of Grace
• [09:30] - Do Not Frustrate Grace
• [15:06] - Grace Makes Peaceful Underdogs
• [16:41] - Paul Separated From the Womb
• [28:17] - Ananias Sent to a Chosen Vessel
• [33:17] - Joseph Sees God’s Bigger Plan
• [35:02] - Negative Emotions Can Be Weaponized
• [36:43] - Grace Is Sufficient in Weakness
• [44:52] - The Grace of Cheerful Giving
• [52:32] - Prayer and Offering Challenge

Bible Reading

Exodus 33:18-19
“Moses said, ‘Please show me your glory.’ And he said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name “The LORD.” And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.’” [00:48]

Galatians 2:21
“I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.” [09:44]

Genesis 50:19-20
“But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.’” [33:13]

2 Corinthians 12:9
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” [36:43]

2 Corinthians 9:7-8
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” [44:59]

Galatians 1:15-16
“But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;” [16:41]

Acts 9:15
“But the Lord said to him, ‘Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.’” [29:33]

Observation questions

1. In Exodus 33:18-19, what does Moses ask to see, and how does God answer that request?
2. In Galatians 2:21, what does Paul refuse to do with the grace of God, and what reason does he give for that? [09:44]
3. In Genesis 50:19-20, what two intentions does Joseph name in the same situation—human intention and God’s intention? [33:17]
4. In 2 Corinthians 9:7-8, what kind of giver does God love, and what does the passage say God is able to make abound? [49:24]

Interpretation questions

1. Moses had already seen the failure of the people and the seriousness of God’s holiness. Why would that moment make “show me your glory” sound like a cry for grace, not just a desire for a spiritual experience? [04:11]
2. Paul says that setting aside grace makes Christ’s death pointless. Why does revenge, unforgiveness, or self-effort fit the same pattern of saying, in practice, “grace aside”? [11:22]
3. God describes Paul as a chosen vessel even while Ananias only sees a dangerous man. What does that reveal about the difference between how people often judge and how God sees? [29:33]
4. Joseph says, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” How does seeing a bigger plan help keep pain from turning into bitterness? [34:16]

Application questions

1. Where is it easiest right now to say, even quietly in the heart, “grace aside”? Is it in a conflict, a family hurt, a workplace issue, or an area where control feels safer than trust? [11:32]
2. Is there someone whose former conduct still shapes the way they are viewed? What would it look like to leave room for the possibility that God may still be calling, changing, and using that person? [30:19]
3. Which negative emotion has been lingering too long lately—anger, envy, frustration, resentment, or something else? How can its “used by date” be recognized before it gets weaponized against the future? [35:18]
4. Joseph had the power to punish, yet chose mercy. When power, position, or the last word becomes available, what usually comes out first—revenge, self-protection, silence, or grace? [33:54]
5. Grace is sufficient in weakness. In what area of life does weakness feel most exposed right now, and what might it look like to expect Christ’s power to rest there instead of hiding it? [36:43]
6. Paul says he was set apart from his mother’s womb. How does that truth challenge the fear that life is random, delayed, or controlled mainly by people’s decisions? [20:27]
7. Giving can be reluctant, pressured, or cheerful. What helps the heart become open and peaceful before God with money and possessions, instead of fearful and tight-fisted? [44:59]