I am a Jesus pusher!!! “Prevenient grace” is the basis of all theology. It appears repeatedly in our studies. How could it not? It is so important. It may be necessary to speak of it every time we assemble. The meaning of “prevenient” is “going before.” Another word for “grace” is “love.” Therefore, prevenient grace is the love of God, which goes before any and every response of man. God initiates every encounter with Himself. He is after us! We cannot claim our discovery of God as a result of our effort. We did not learn, search, develop, or invent even the slightest knowledge of Him. Your first desire for God came from Him. He brought revelation to your life.
Seven hundred years prior to Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, God spoke through a prophet. This prophecy is a revelation of prevenient grace. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light (Matthew 4:16). They were overcome, submerged, and immersed in darkness. Absolute despair is the picture. Then Jesus, the light, came. God brought the light. No explanation is possible. This is “revelation.” Man saw because Jesus revealed. Man heard because Jesus spoke. Man knows because Jesus imparted. The height of stupidity is to claim the right to stand before God as if we placed ourselves there. How could we earn the right? This self-pride is the epitome of the heart of evil. We fell into the depth of a pit; God has rescued us! We have strayed as sheep; the Good Shepherd has found us. We are the prodigal sons in the pigpen; the Father embraces us. Jesus comes to us! I am a Jesus pusher!!!