Living in the Realized Grace of God

Grace as a lived reality, including healing. – Ephesians 1:3, 1 Peter 2:24

The grace of God realized is about living in the full understanding and experience of God’s grace through Christ’s finished work. This includes recognizing that healing, completeness, and wholeness are already available, not something to be earned. Ephesians 1:3 supports this, stating, “God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ,” meaning believers need only realize and claim these blessings through faith.

Some Christian movements, like the word of faith tradition, emphasize that healing is already provided through Christ’s atonement, aligning with this view. This realization empowers believers to live in freedom, experiencing God’s grace as a present reality, not a future hope.

This chapter delves into what it means to live in the realized grace of God, where healing, completeness, and wholeness are already ours through Christ’s finished work. Ephesians 1:3 states, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ,” and 2 Peter 1:3, “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
Healing is part of this grace, as Isaiah 53:5 prophesies, “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed,” and 1 Peter 2:24 confirms, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” This suggests healing is already provided, and believers can claim it by faith, as Andrew Wommack, in “You’ve Already Got It!” (You’ve Already Got It! (So Quit Trying To Get It), writes, “Healing is not something you need to beg God for; it’s already yours in Christ.”
Completeness in Christ is another aspect, with Colossians 2:10, “And you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority,” and Philippians 4:19, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Living in this reality involves practical steps like meditating on scripture, praying in faith, and testifying of God’s goodness, as Robin Smit might say, “You don’t need to beg God for healing; it’s already yours. Receive it by faith.” Don Keathly could add, “Everything we need has already been provided. Our role is to believe and receive.”
A testimony could illustrate this: a believer, sick for years, discovered through scripture that healing is theirs, prayed in faith, and experienced restoration, living in the realized grace of God.