“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.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV)
The context of our verse and promise today is important to know. The Apostle Paul is expounding on the fact of Jesus Christ's resurrection. He first lays out the witness who could testify to the truth that Christ was raised from the dead. Paul includes himself as the last in this list of evidences. Paul, in writing these words, was reminding his readers of the great change that came into his life when he realized how much God had done for him. God changed him from an enemy of Jesus Christ to a close friend. And after that God used him to get the message out to many people in many places. What Paul said is that it was God who did all this by His grace. While he wanted others to recognize the change God had made in him, he did not seek notoriety or celebrity. He declares that he didn’t deserve it. Neither do we deserve the blessings and good things God does for us. We need to recognize that God is working in each of us and we need to give Him the credit for it, so we can say with Paul, “By the grace of God I am what I am.”
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