11/23/2022
2 Corinthians 9:8 “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.”
The beautiful part of God’s grace is stated so plainly in this verse in 2 Corinthians that it makes tears well up in my eyes. “...always having all sufficiency in all things…”
I’m sure you could find a theological definition of grace that's more technical, and there have been pages upon pages written about the Grace of God. But for me, a daughter of the King, who wears so many hats in this life, the view of grace as having all sufficiency in all things IS grace. It's a grace that keeps me on my knees when I need answers. It’s a whispered prayer on my lips when I’m facing what feels impossible. It’s that extra second of patience that keeps me from yelling at my children. It’s that friend who stops by with a coffee just to say they see you. It’s the 15 minutes you get to leave work early so you can get to the baseball game on time. It’s the lifegroup that keeps you floating each week with prayers and texts of encouragement. There is grace that God has extended to us for the forgiveness of our sins. And there is grace that abounds towards us daily in this – that for all of our life, God has sufficiently provided all that we need so that we may have an abundance for every good work. We don’t have to look any farther than the next 10 minutes to see God’s grace in our lives, if we are looking for it.
And maybe that’s clutch. We just have to be aware of the little ways God is sustaining us and giving us ALL sufficiency in all things. He doesn’t promise that He will give us SOME things or only sustain us for the BIG things in life. He says ALL sufficiency in ALL things. And that is such beautiful grace; demonstrated daily, there for the taking, eyes wide open, we are sufficiently able to do all things through His grace. Written by: Alisha Keating
