Sufficiency of God. I
2 Corinthians 9:8 (New International Version) (NIV)
"And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."
God is the only One that can meet the needs of every person...but He operates through men.
Don't limit God with your exposure. Just because you haven't seen God move in a certain way doesn't mean He cannot move in that way. God is more than sufficient.
To be sufficient in spiritual sense means to have enough for yourself, enough for others, and still enough left. We are not sufficient of ourselves.
2 Corinthians 3:5 English Standard Version (ESV)
"Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God."
God is our sufficiency and in Him we have our being. He is more than enough so He will give us more than enough.
Why is it important to understand the sufficiency of God:
- Without Him we can do nothing.
In God we have our being. We are nothing without Him. He owns everything, He controls everything, and everything revolves around Him. There is no life outside God. We can only have life in Him. Know Christ, no crisis. No Christ, know crisis.
- He is our source.
Everything we have and who we are, stems from God. He is our sufficiency, our source and all good gifts come from the father that gives without variableness. Everything we can or can ever desire, comes from Him. We should go to Him as the source rather than to man. He knows how to use men for us.
1 Corinthians 4:7 New International Version (NIV)
"For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?"
- We are not sufficient of ourselves.
We will always need God. There will always come a time in our lives where and when we will need Him. We cannot exist by our self or get things done only by our strength. Everything flows from Him to us. The earlier we recognize this, the better. Get to that point where you recognize your limitlessness and recognize the need to depend on Him.
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Glorious this Word. I receive it and I give faith of this word- I want to share with you that I am from Venezuela, but God is the same. He is our sustenance and provider. In these times nothing has been lacking because God is powerful to make all grace abound. That is why we see that even if medicine is not obtained, God is our healer, even if there are no products in the markets He always supplies us. We have never gone to bed without eating. For God supplies in abundance and we can share with others. Glory to God we have an inexhaustible source in Him.
This testimony delights me. He is the same everywhere. He might lead us round, but He would never lead us wrong. Our help in ages past. Our "Jehovah Ezer". God is more than sufficient to supply our needs, daily. He said he has loaded us with daily benefits. He said the young lion suffers hunger, but they that wait upon the Lord, shall never want any good thing.
As you have shared this, watch Him manifest even in bigger ways than expected. Congratulations.
Thanks for your time and response. Really appreciate it.
Our sufficiency is in word, to believe completely and have no doubt,
The bible says in philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Our strenght is from the Lord.
There are times when God knows we need a "thorn," a challenge, to keep us dependent upon Him. If we are wise, we will rejoice in it, that the strength of Christ might empower us and that God might be glorified. But please notice that Paul received an answer to his prayer. He did not go through life wondering why God had not heard and answered his need. The relationship Paul had with God allowed him to fellowship with God as his "Abba, Father" (a term of close endearment such as "daddy"). Paul held nothing back from God, and God held nothing back from Paul!
Claiming the sufficiency of Christ, and realizing our sufficiency in Christ, is the absolute key to being victorious in our battles. Yes, we must be free from our attitude of self-sufficiency. We must have the might of Christ in our challenges, and in our weaknesses allow Christ to be our strength!
Christians be Wise!
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Hello @olawalium, God knows what he does and why he does it and everything that happens is the best, it is a phrase that has been listening to me for a long time and always accompanies me, with God everything and I give thanks for everything that happens to me day by day. Happiness always.
That is the only way. Trusting Him completely. We should know He has the best intentions for us, more than we can ever imagine. Thanks a lot for this. Duly appreciated.
His grace is ever sufficient for me
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