Sufficient for You

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

God does not dispense grace the way a pharmacist fills a prescription: “Here, take two of these, and call Me in the morning.” He is the grace. He is the strength. His presence is the power. All we need comes through intimacy with Him. No matter what we face, He is the complete answer. “Sufficient for you is the grace of Me,” He promises. He doesn’t hand us what we need and then go somewhere else, off to solve someone else’s life crisis. He comes to stay. “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20b). God’s grace is completed in our weakness. And until you realize you’re weak and you recognize the need for His grace, you can never fully experience it. Even that understanding of your own need is a gift of grace. The perfect power of Jesus’ grace can’t be fully realized until weakness is rightfully acknowledged. The moment when you’re overwhelmed by your absolute helplessness is the moment you are ready to hear Jesus say, “Sufficient for you is the grace of Me.” In other words, “I am all you need.” Because He is the grace, you need Him. He will go with you every step of the way. He is a faithful friend, always with you. When a trial threatens to overwhelm you, when you feel a keen sense of your own weakness and insufficiency, remember His promise: “Sufficient for you is the grace of Me.” He is the grace you need.

Questions for further thought:
1. In what ways are you weak?
2. Why is that such a powerful promise? How have you experienced it to be true?

Challenge: The perfect power of Jesus’ grace can’t be fully realized until weakness is rightfully acknowledged. God doesn’t send us grace, like a FedEx overnight shipment. He is the grace. Ponder these things this week in your prayer time with the Father.