His Grace is Sufficient!
Here on the 17th day fast, with only 4 days to go, this word is heavy on my heart. I am not sure how this fast has been for you, but for me there have been great days filled with incredible personal victory. Days where my focus was completely on the Lord, where food wasn’t even an issue, and then there were days when I just wanted a double cheeseburger! However through each day God has given me the grace to see it through and keep pressing on.
John 1:14-16 (ESV) says this, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness about him, and cried out, ‘This is he of who I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ” And from his fullness we have ALL received, grace upon grace.”
In this season and in every day of our lives I pray that we would rest in this promise. We would be assured that whatever God has called us to do He will give us the grace to see it through. Whether it is a new business venture or a job we have been in for years, a marriage that is just started or one celebrating it’s 50th anniversary, parents with a new born baby or a family with kids in college, and anything or anywhere in between. God has purpose in where you are, what you are doing and we have to know and rest in the promise that He will give us the grace to run the race He has set out for us. He sees you in that office, the pressure and stress you are under but trust in Him, that His grace is sufficient for you! He sees you with those kids about to pull your hair out as you feel like you don’t know what to do, trust that God is giving you the grace to raise kids that no one else could raise! He sees you where you are, and He tells us His grace is sufficient! Philippians 1:6 (ESV) says “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” It is God’s will and purpose to bring to completion the good thing He started in you!
He hasn’t brought you this far to leave you where you are! You have come too far to turn back now! Press forward, keep praying, keep fasting, for God will surely bring to completion the good work He has started in you . . . and it is only by His grace!
