2 Corinthians 12:9
New International Version (NIV)
9 But he said to me, “My graceB)’> is made perfect in weakness.D)’> Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
There are many passages of Scripture which you will never understand until some trying experience shall interpret them to you. The other evening I was riding home after a heavy day’s work; I was wearied and depressed; and swiftly and suddenly as a lightning flash, this text laid hold of me: “My grace is sufficient for you!” When I got home, I looked it up in the original, and finally it dawned upon me what the text was saying, MY grace is sufficient for THEE. “Why,” I said to myself, “I should think it is!” and I burst out laughing. It seemed to make unbelief so absurd. It was though some little fish, being very thirsty, was troubled about drinking the river dry; and Father River said; “Drink away, little fish, my stream is sufficient for you!” Or as if a little mouse in the granaries of Egypt after seven years of plenty, feared lest it should die of famine, and Joseph said, “Cheer up, little mouse, my granaries are sufficient for you!” Again I imagines a man on the mountain saying to himself, “I fear I shall exhaust all the oxygen in the atmosphere.” But the earth cries, “Breathe away, O man, and fill your lungs; my atmosphere is sufficient for you!” C.H.Spurgeon
What’s going on in your life today that deep down inside you just can’t believe God can take care of? Maybe it’s a failure to grasp how much He loves little-ole-you. Remember our relationship with Him doesn’t depend on our love FOR Him. That would be a weak basis indeed for our love is so unsure, so fragile, so circumstances oriented. Our relationship is base on His love for us. Praise God.
Maybe deep down we think that it’s just too much for God. That’s when Spurgeons’ words are so comforting. Don’t be silly. There is nothing that’s too big for God.
Think about that and
be blessed.
Nick
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