Today we continue our series entitled “Living the Grace Life,” where we will learn to embrace and walk in God’s unmerited, unearned, and often undeserved favor throughout 2025.
Key scriptures for this year:
2 Corinthians? ?9?:?8? ?TPT??
“Yes, God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything—every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.”
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??Galatians? ?5?:?4? ?TPT??
“If you want to be made right with God by fulfilling the obligations of the law, you have cut off more than your flesh—you have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from the revelation of grace!”
Romans? ?6?:?14? ?ERV??
“Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law. You now live under God’s grace.”
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1 Corinthians? ?15?:?10? ?NIV??
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”
Additional scriptures for today:
Exodus 31:3-6 NIV
“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills… Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you.”
Proverbs 16:9 NIV
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.”
Genesis 41:41, 49 NIV
“So Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt’… Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.”
Exodus 35:34-35 NIV
“And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers–all of them skilled workers and designers.”
Setting the Stage:
Yesterday, I taught you about the grace for implementation, the divine empowerment that enables us to transform God’s visions into tangible realities. We saw how this grace provides disciplined, consistent action, supernatural competence, and a spirit of excellence. I will flow in this same vein today.
Throughout scripture, we see a pattern: God gives a vision, but He expects implementation. Noah received a vision of an ark and then had to build it. Moses received the design for the Tabernacle and then had to oversee its construction. Nehemiah received a burden for Jerusalem’s walls and then had to organize their rebuilding. In each case, there was a grace for operational excellence available to fulfill the divine vision.
As we continue examining the grace for implementation, let’s remember: many churches and businesses fail not because of a lack of vision, but because of a lack of disciplined execution. Vision without implementation remains merely a good idea. But when vision is coupled with grace-empowered operational excellence, the impossible becomes possible, and the invisible is manifested on this planet for all the world to see.
So, what does this mean to you today? A few things.
1. The Grace For Implementation Attracts Resources and Opens Doors.
When Pharaoh recognized the wisdom in Joseph’s strategy, he immediately allocated resources and authority: “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt” (Genesis 41:41).
How this applies to you:
— God’s vision attracts the provision He already stored up for His projects to come to pass. God will never release vision without provision.
— The grace for operational excellence ensures that God’s provision for His vision is utilized in a way that is efficient, effective, and successful.
— Grace can create an atmosphere of favor that causes others to entrust you with the resources, authority, and opportunity needed for successful implementation. Like Joseph receiving Pharaoh’s signet ring, grace can bring unexpected provision that perfectly aligns with what you need for implementation.
— God’s grace for favor can move people to use their power, ability, influence, and money to help you to do what He called you to do.
— Joseph was given authority over “the whole land of Egypt,” ensuring he had the positional influence needed to implement his strategy. Grace can position you exactly where you need to be to successfully implement God’s plans. Many Christians overlook the fact that God is STRATEGIC. This means that God has already prepared everything you would ever need to bring the vision to pass, and He has already positioned every person you will ever need to meet, and He will make sure you meet them at just the right time. This is all so HIS PLAN can come to pass on the earth.
— Implementing any significant vision requires resources (whether financial, human, or material). Grace often works through others to supply exactly what you need when you need it. In Exodus 35-36 records, when it came time to build the Tabernacle, the Israelites brought so many resources that Moses had to ask them to stop giving!
— Joseph didn’t have to struggle to persuade Pharaoh and his officials to allocate resources. God’s grace created such persuasive clarity through the dreams he gave Pharaoh and the vision He gave Joseph that they voluntarily committed everything necessary. When you are executing God’s plan, with the grace for implementation, you’ll find that resources often come to you rather than you having to chase them. God can line things up for you. I can tell you several testimonies of how we built our school and church in the Dominican Republic debt-free and how we operate it debt-free every month. This is nothing but the grace of God. The vision attracts the provision.
— Many significant projects stall because of a lack of resources or closed doors or resistance. God’s grace not only gives you the ability to implement, but His favor often goes ahead of you to remove obstacles and prepare the way. Isaiah 45:2 declares, “I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.”
— Resources and open doors don’t exempt you from challenges, but they do empower successful implementation despite those challenges. Even with Pharaoh’s full backing, Joseph still had to execute a complex strategy over fourteen years. Grace doesn’t eliminate the work; it makes the work effective.
2. God’s Grace for Implementation Builds Systems That Outlast Individuals.
Joseph built systems that would function regardless of who was operating them. This aspect of implementation grace enables you to create frameworks that outlive your personal involvement.
How this applies to you:
— Grace for implementation enables you to think beyond your personal capabilities to design systems that can scale beyond your direct oversight. Why is this important? Because what God has called you to do is bigger than you. It will require resources you don’t have and people you don’t know. Joseph couldn’t personally oversee every granary in Egypt; he had to build systems that would function efficiently without his constant presence.
— Many ministry and business leaders fall into the trap of making everything dependent on their personal direction. Or they create a system that runs only by the force of their personality or charisma. To be clear, God’s grace for implementation will help you create systems that can be effectively operated by others, whether you are around or not. This helps to multiply your impact and advance God’s purposes.
— Joseph’s systems had to function across geographic regions and survive for fourteen years. The Holy Spirit can lead you to build frameworks that are both scalable (they can grow to the size needed for God’s purpose) and sustainable (they can continue as long as is needed to complete the project). This is why many churches and businesses fail when the founder leaves. They built personality-dependent operations rather than sustainable systems.
— God’s grace gives you the ability to document processes, train others, and transfer knowledge effectively. Joseph had to train countless officials throughout Egypt to maintain his food collection and distribution systems. In the same way, God explicitly equipped Bezalel and Oholiab with the grace to teach others. In Exodus 35:34, God says He “has given both Bezalel and Oholiab the ability to teach others.” This wasn’t just technical skill–it was divine enablement to transfer knowledge. This special grace for teaching allowed them to multiply their impact by equipping others with the same skills needed to build the Tabernacle. When God gives you a vision that’s bigger than you can accomplish alone, He also provides the grace to train others who will help implement that vision. This is why leadership development and discipleship are so crucial to fulfilling God’s purposes–they’re grace-enabled systems for multiplication.
— Creating systems rather than just completing tasks requires a different level of thinking. This grace lifts your perspective from merely doing the work to designing how the work is done. This shift from doer to designer is a crucial aspect of implementation grace. I like to say, “At some point, God takes you from playing the instrument to becoming the conductor of the orchestra. The conductor is not playing any instruments, he/she is playing the people.”
— The ultimate test of implementation excellence is whether the systems you build can operate effectively in your absence. When you’re operating in this grace, you build systems that continue functioning while you are on vacation (in the short term) and even after you leave the company or the project (in the long term).
3. Grace Enabled Implementation That Creates Kingdom Impact Beyond Your Vision.
One of the most profound aspects of Joseph’s implementation was its far-reaching impact. What began as a plan to save Egypt expanded to preserve surrounding nations, including his own family.
How this applies to you:
— When you operate in God’s grace to implement and execute His plans, the impact often exceeds what you thought the original vision was. It’s not that the vision expanded. It’s just that you only saw a portion of it. God saw the entire thing, but in most cases, when we think we know what God is doing, He winds up doing something that is far greater.
— Joseph could not have foreseen all the implications of his vision, including the preservation of his own family (and ultimately the Messianic line). In the same way, when you faithfully implement what God has shown you, with your limited knowledge today, the ripple effects will extend far beyond what you initially envisioned.
— God’s grace on Joseph’s life positioned him to fulfill prophecies he wasn’t even aware of. God had spoken to Joseph’s great-grandfather, Abraham, about his descendants traveling to Egypt someday. Joseph did not know it, but he was the person God used to get the descendants of Abraham into Egypt. My point is that you being faithful over what you see today may be fulfilling divine purposes you don’t yet understand. One day, maybe in this world or the world to come, God will show you how your obedience fulfilled plans that were centuries in the making.
— Executing God’s plan often requires flexibility and adaptation. Joseph’s original strategy likely evolved as circumstances changed over fourteen years. Grace gives you not just the ability to execute a plan but the wisdom to adapt it as needed without compromising its core purpose. You can adapt while keeping the main thing, the main thing.
— Notice that Joseph’s implementation was never about his personal advancement–it was ultimately about preserving life and fulfilling God’s covenant promises. Grace-empowered implementation is never ultimately about your personal success; it’s about Kingdom impact. But as I have told you many times, “God gets the glory, and we get to enjoy the benefits.” Joseph was fulfilling God’s plans, but he did wind up enjoying the process.
— The ultimate measure of grace-empowered implementation isn’t efficiency or even excellence; it is Kingdom impact. When you’re living THE GRACE LIFE, your implementation becomes a channel through which God’s purposes flow into the world.
— Be faithful with whatever God has entrusted to you, regardless of scale. Joseph implemented a nationwide strategy, but the same grace operates when you’re implementing God’s plan for your family, small business, ministry, or personal development. If you are faithful over little, God will raise you up to lead and oversee much.
Declaration of Faith:
Father, I thank You for Your grace that attracts resources and opens doors for the fulfillment of Your divine purposes in my life.
I declare that Your grace enables me to build systems that outlast my personal involvement and create sustainable Kingdom impact.
I receive divine wisdom to design frameworks that are both scalable and sustainable.
Your grace empowers me to train others effectively, multiplying impact through leadership development and discipleship.
I walk in the favor that positions me in exactly the right place to execute Your divine strategies with excellence.
I commit to faithful stewardship over what You’ve entrusted to me, knowing You’ll expand my influence as I prove faithful.
Your grace transforms me from a doer to a designer, enabling me to create systems rather than just complete tasks.
Kingdom impact flows through my implementation as I allow Your purposes to manifest in the world.
I am living THE GRACE LIFE in 2025, empowered to implement Your divine strategies with excellence and impact! Therefore, GREATER IS COMING FOR ME!
I declare this by faith, in Jesus’ name. Amen!
This is Today’s Word! Apply it and prosper!
