Verse of the Day 6/28
8 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.
I've mentioned before in these posts how reading "all things" in verses always catches my attention. I goes back to Romans chapter 8 beginning with verse 28 and "all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purposes." What catches my attention in today's verse is that Paul says that God's grace will abound to us and give us sufficiency to face all things with an abundunce overflowing towards every good work.
We often may think of grace in accordance with the hymn Amazing Grace. This is not wrong, but it is not complete. We focus on the pardon aspect but often don't pay much attention to the power to change us and the power to work through us to overcome all that we may face.
David Jeremiah writes, "Because God is able, we are able. When we say, "I can't give, love, forgive, reconcile, repent, be kind, be compassionate, be content . . ." we are saying, "God isn't able to make that grace abound to me. Don't limit yourself by limiting God. Let His grace abound to you."
When the Holy Spirit prompts us to do something, may we never say "I can't". God gives us the grace, the power to do what we have been called to do. May it abound and overflow into the lives of those around you.
My soul, do you not love to dwell on that all-abounding grace! Your own insufficiency in everything, met with a divine "all-sufficiency in all things!"
Grace in all circumstances and situations.
Grace in all vicissitudes and changes.
Grace in all the varied phases of the Christian's being.
Grace in sunshine--and in storm.
Grace in health--and in sickness.
Grace in life--and in death.
Grace for the old believer--and the young believer.
Grace for the tried believer, and the weak believer, and the tempted believer.
Grace for duty--and grace in duty.
Grace to carry the joyous cup with a steady hand--and grace to drink the bitter cup with an unmurmuring spirit!
Grace to have prosperity sanctified--and grace to say through tears, "May Your will be done!" John MacDuff
Blessings,
Mike
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
The Cheerful Giver
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 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. 9 As it is written:
"He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever."
10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.
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