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[fusion_imageframe image_id=”17290″ style_type=”none” stylecolor=”” hover_type=”none” bordersize=”15″ bordercolor=”” borderradius=”10px” align=”right” lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”http://highcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Grace-Does-not-Quit-Grace-Finishes-what-You-Work-on.jpg” alt=”” link=”” linktarget=”_self” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=””]http://highcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Grace-Does-not-Quit-Grace-Finishes-what-You-Work-on-300×300.jpg[/fusion_imageframe]”Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord , which run to and fro through the whole earth.” (Zechariah 4:6‭-‬10 KJV)

I want to share with you the truth that grace does not quit; grace will finish what you started. The Lord is speaking to us clearly that you will finish what you started. Your own hands will finish it to the surprise of all who will see it. Many shall see your hands finish what you started and founded, and they shall acknowledge that the grace of God has indeed finished it.

This text we are reading is about how the building of the temple in Zerubbabel’s time came to a halt because the people backslided to building their own house and lives. They started the work on the temple but at a point the people abandoned it; they grew weary and the building project came to a halted. But under the leadership of prophet Zechariah and the Zerubbabel, there was a revival; the word of the Lord came through the prophet and there was a revival.

I see the same revival here; this time around you are stepping into the coming year with fire, passion, zeal and fortitude.

Grace does not work by might or power; grace works by the Spirit:

Grace operates by the anointing. If you really want to operate by grace, you must strive to catch the anointing. The Spirit gives energy to the grace.

Grace operates by fortitude:

People with grace will not be moved by mountains. They will rather see challenges as opportunities to prove their grace. Grace will bring out the headstone from the mountain. Grace empowers you to fight till you have overcome mountains. People of grace will not abandon you when the going gets tough. Like Zerubbabel they press on with you till you bring out the treasure from the challenges.

Grace works by honour:

If you despise your small beginnings, you cannot increase and double. You must honour your small beginnings, and your end shall greatly increase. We may be meeting in the hundreds now, but as we honour our small beginnings and work hard on it, we will begin to meet in the thousands. Grace works by honour.

Grace works by your hands:

Your intelligent labour gives expression to the grace on your life. If you refuse to labour with your hands, the grace on your life will rot and the work shall cease. What you are building will halt if you refuse to yield your members as instruments of righteousness. The word of the Lord came unto us saying “the hands of Zerubbabel shall finish it”; but those who see it shall shout ‘grace, grace, grace…'”

Grace does not do the work, grace helps the workers and the leaders. I see great grace but our hands on the plough must push.

Grace works by the word of God in the mouth of His sent messenger:

The prophet declared that it shall happen and you shall know that the Lord sent me. Grace works by the prophetic word. You cannot despise prophesying and still expect grace to work for you. The grace of God multiplies in the lives of those who receive the word of God gladly. Remember the prophecy of a barley of wheat sold for a shekel in 24 hours; it is those who gladly received the word that enjoyed the fruits. The grace of God worked for Mary because she yielded to the word of God to her.

Grace works by God’s reality and standards:

We read that Zerubbabel was carrying a plummet in hands; but in reality that plummet was God’s eyes that run to and fro in the earth. When God met Moses, he was carrying a rod with which he led the flock of Jethro, but in reality what he was carry was the rod of the Lord. That rod in his hands carried power to turn into a live snake and then back into a stick. That rod could part the sea; release water from a rock; lead a people through a wilderness.

Your reality may not be God’s reality; you must strive to see things in the light of God’s wisdom. We must strive to see things in the light of the word of God.