God’s grace strengthens us and enables us to be faithful teachers (v. 2), soldiers (vv. 3–4), athletes (v. 5), farmers (v. 6), workers (v. 15), vessels (vv. 20–23), and servants (vv. 24–26). The world looks on us as evildoers; but we are God’s elect, willing to live and die for Jesus Christ (vv. 8–13).
God’s grace enables us to overcome our three great enemies: the world (v. 4), the flesh (v. 22), and the devil (v. 26).
God’s grace enables us to endure hardship (vv. 3, 10) as we fight the Lord’s battles, so that we do not deny the Lord (vv. 11–13). It helps us do work of which we are not ashamed (v. 15) and deal with problem people of whom we are not afraid (vv. 23–26).
“Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.”
