02/03/2026
Jesus said, “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:9, KJV).
And in saying that, He proved that grace is not only sufficient to save the repentant sinner, but sufficient to change the redeemed believer.
Grace is sufficient to lead us in the paths of righteousness, for “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3).
Grace is sufficient to pull us back when we stumble, because “the steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD… though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand” (Psalm 37:23–24).
Grace is sufficient to convict us when we do wrong, for “as many as I love, I rebuke and chasten” (Revelation 3:19).
Grace is sufficient to carry us through every trial, because “being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).
Grace is sufficient to keep what we have committed unto Him, for “I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day” (2 Timothy 1:12).
Grace is enough to do it all.
And until a person has truly accepted salvation “by grace… through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8–9)—and understands that we are “created in Christ Jesus unto good works” (Ephesians 2:10)—the balance between grace and truth cannot be understood by the flesh.
For “the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God… because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Grace does not excuse sin, and truth does not cancel grace, for “the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).
Only the Spirit can teach us this holy balance. Only the Spirit can teach us how grace never excuses sin, but it always empowers obedience.
