OVERCOMERS
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
2 Corinthians 12:10: “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
When Jesus told Apostle Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness,” Paul recognized that his own problem was pride. God doesn’t want His kids to be proud of their own sufficiency—being able to take care of ourselves.
We actually think that we can do this without God!
Self-sufficiency never pleases God…especially after Jesus tells us that His grace is sufficient for you.
Paul would rather please God and have God’s power rest on him. We learned from Smooth Jagged Edges devotion that God also offers His grace to smooth and sooth people’s pain. Jagged edges hurt! Life is hard for those who seek to obey and please God. Sometimes, people have enough of life and just want to give up. Life sometimes seems too hard to persevere (keep on keeping on) and overcome.
Master Jesus told us in John 16:33b: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Jesus is clear, in this world we will have trouble. His believers are called to overcome the world. We’re not to give up! Check out the lesson linked below to see how you are included as an overcomer.
Take Home Nugget
God’s grace is sufficient to provide:
1). Strength to persevere. Jesus promises us power from His Spirit in Acts 1:8. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you…”
2). Confidence of good coming to us. Romans 8:28 promises: “And we know that in all thingsGod works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”
3). Consciousness of His presence. God’s Spirit energizes, leads and supports us.
4). Shifting our focus from trials to Him. God reminds us whose we are. We can, like Paul, let God’s power rest on us!
5). Trust that God walks us through trials. We just won’t make it through, we’ll emerge through trials with greater faith and deeper intimacy with God.
6). Assurance of God’s sovereignty. God is aware of our limits. He strengthens us to not be tempted beyond what we can bear, and provides an escape so we can stand up under it. (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Apostle Paul overcame shipwrecks, imprisonment, even beatings that surely exceed any trouble we might face (2 Corinthians 11:23-28). God’s grace was sufficient for him. God’s grace is sufficient for you, too.
Apostle Paul dares me to trust that God’s grace is sufficient for me. Will you join Paul and me to overcome the world?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER OVERCOMER, MARVA!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER OVERCOMER, MARVA!
J.D. Griffith
Written for http://www.Biblestudyforkids.
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