Text: 2 Corithians 12:9
Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 NKJV
MESSAGE
Grace gives birth to mercy, the Bible says that when believers comes boldly to God’s throne of grace, mercy is supplied and grace is made available in the hour of need. So many times a child of God is going through the toughest times of life and often does not know how to win, such must completely lean on the grace of God.
While we noted that nothing can be done by one’s power of might, scripture recorded that grace will pull through when any other apparatus fails.
‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
Zechariah 4:7 NKJV
I must confess that certain life situations will beat against the ship of your life trying to sink you despite being a faithful believer. Repeated events may seem overwhelming to the point where your heart is seemingly breaking but you can trust God’s to pull through.
Can you imagine the precarious situation in which Paul was in our reading today? The dilemma of having to deal with painful tears as he called it in his flesh. Can you imagine why such a faithful follower of Christ would have to go through such? But it does not matter God has promised grace and indeed God’s grace was sufficient for him.
At the end of Paul’s life, the once deadly terrorist turned missionary evangelist was now ready to go to heaven with a shout of triumph. God’s grace that met him on his way to Damascus was available to lead him to his heavenly home.
Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
II Timothy 4:8 NKJV
Beloved, whatever you are going through now will not end your life as long you trust in God’s grace. Do you? Keeping holding on to His because grace is all you need. You will sing at all! Amen.
REFLECTION
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NKJV
God’s grace is always made available to His children at their most difficult hours, that’s why everything about the believer’s life is grace.
PRAYER
Father, please let your grace always be sufficient for me and my family.
