May 5, 2023 SUFFICIENT
2 Corinthians 9:8, 3:5 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things, you may abound in every good work.” “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence.”
If we truly take in what these verses tell us, we will stand amazed. (I know that I can read a certain verse of scripture, but not let if ‘soak in’ or have it’s intended impact on me.) We may at times feel that we are not up to the task, or feel that we are lacking what we need to do what is before us. When we have these thoughts and feelings, it is a sure sign that we are depending on our own ability instead of trusting God to enable us to do what we need to do. In the verse above, we are told that God’s grace abounds to us, causing us to be sufficient in all things! That is awesome. In the other verses we see that “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness;” but it comes through the knowledge of Him. Being sufficient for all things is inseparably tied to the power and grace of God being manifest in us. “Knowledge of Him” are three powerful and all-important words we must not miss. We are to be growing in the knowledge of Him (2 Peter 3:18); we do not grow in Him automatically. Growth implies change or increasing in understanding. If we are to grow in our knowledge of Him, it stands to reason that we must study His word and let His word impact our lives-obeying His word. Not only study His word, but spend time meditating on and fully embracing what we read in the scriptures. We are made sufficient for all good works; we are to be about the things that are good-things that are pleasing to the Lord and things that bless others. “All things” include what we may call menial task, but whatever we do we can do with a sense of God’s grace and power at work in us. So, we are sufficient, BUT our sufficiency does not come from ourselves, but from God.
2 Corinthians 12:9 “He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weakness, that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
Blessings, Buddy
2 Corinthians 9:8, 3:5 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things, you may abound in every good work.” “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence.”
If we truly take in what these verses tell us, we will stand amazed. (I know that I can read a certain verse of scripture, but not let if ‘soak in’ or have it’s intended impact on me.) We may at times feel that we are not up to the task, or feel that we are lacking what we need to do what is before us. When we have these thoughts and feelings, it is a sure sign that we are depending on our own ability instead of trusting God to enable us to do what we need to do. In the verse above, we are told that God’s grace abounds to us, causing us to be sufficient in all things! That is awesome. In the other verses we see that “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness;” but it comes through the knowledge of Him. Being sufficient for all things is inseparably tied to the power and grace of God being manifest in us. “Knowledge of Him” are three powerful and all-important words we must not miss. We are to be growing in the knowledge of Him (2 Peter 3:18); we do not grow in Him automatically. Growth implies change or increasing in understanding. If we are to grow in our knowledge of Him, it stands to reason that we must study His word and let His word impact our lives-obeying His word. Not only study His word, but spend time meditating on and fully embracing what we read in the scriptures. We are made sufficient for all good works; we are to be about the things that are good-things that are pleasing to the Lord and things that bless others. “All things” include what we may call menial task, but whatever we do we can do with a sense of God’s grace and power at work in us. So, we are sufficient, BUT our sufficiency does not come from ourselves, but from God.
2 Corinthians 12:9 “He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’ Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weakness, that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
Blessings, Buddy
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