Let Grace Supply!

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2 Corinthians 12:9
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness…”

When we come to God for salvation we come totally depending upon him to save us.  We realize that we need a savior and that we can’t save ourselves so we look to Jesus Christ and the finish work of Calvary and we receive what He has done.

Well, the same way we come to God to receive eternal life is the same way we must receive all the blessings and promises that accompany our salvation.  Simply receive.  There need not be any effort on our part.  The grace of God is sufficient to meet our needs and to perform miracles in our lives.  Grace shows up in our weakness.  In other words, when you come to the end of your ability grace is there.  When you throw your hands up grace is there.  When you gone your last mile grace is there.  When you cried what seems like your last tear grace is there. When you’ve spent your last dime grace is there.  His strength is made perfect weakness.

Remember Elijah and the widow woman she was at her last when Elijah asked her to make him a cake first.  “And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse and, behold, I am gathering two sticks that I may go and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die” (I Kings 17:11-12).   When she completely let go and gave what she thought would be her last meal God’s grace sufficiently supplied for her, her son, and Elijah.

Child of God, His grace is sufficient for you today. Whatever the need, ask and then simply receive.

Not By Mite

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St. Luke 21:2-3

“And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.  And He said, of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.”

Will you trust God with your last?  This widow woman gave all that she had to Jesus even though she needed it herself.  How was she able to do what the rich could not?  It’s simple, she saw Jesus as being more to her than what she possessed.

The rich saw their riches as more therefore they were not willing to give all of it to Jesus.  Remember the rich young ruler, “Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.  And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich” (Luke 18:22-23).   Why was he sorrowful?  He saw what he possessed as being more than Jesus.

Therefore, until you come to know, understand and believe that God gave us Jesus and in doing so He gave us everything that we would ever need in an unlimited supply you will continue to live off of your mite and not His might. 

Philippians 4:19 says “But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”  God is not only able but He is willing to supply your every need and when you see that He is able and willing His supply will always super exceed your need.

The Lord Is Our Shepherd

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Psalms 23:1

“The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want.”

The responsibility of the shepherd is to cause the flock to eat, drink and rest.   Jesus says in John 10:`11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”   His life is the diet of His sheep.

Jeremiah 23:4 says “And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.”  And Jesus says in John 6:55-56 “For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed.  He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”  The sheep feed off of the Shepherd because the Shepherd gives them His life to feed upon.  His life is nourishment to the sheep.

However, the sheep must take in what the Shepherd gives.  As the sheep feed upon the shepherd’s life they find that they are not afraid or dismayed because of the things that are going on in the world neither do they lack anything.  That’s why David said “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” he understood that the Lord was supplying all that he needed out of His life.   Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

When you are full of Jesus you have no room to take in fear, doubt, anxiety or stress.  The only thing you want to do is rest.  Feed upon Jesus and rest.

The Gift Supplies

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Philippians 1:19
“For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.”

The perfect response to receiving a gift is to say thank you. Jesus Christ is the gift that supplies.

Imagine receiving a gift that contains multiple boxes inside, you open up the first box and find inside something that you needed but couldn’t afford to get for yourself with great joy all you can do is say thank you. But wait, there’s more. You open up the next box pull out the gift that’s inside and find it’s something that you wanted but couldn’t afford to get for yourself again with great joy all you can do is say thank you. And it continues box after box, gift after gift each containing either something that you need or want. What do you do? All you can do is say thank you.

Jesus is the gift and as he is unwrapped to us through the Holy Spirit what we find is all that we need and all that we want. The gift is our supply. Jesus Christ is the gift that supplies. Receive Him today.