God's Grace

       I wrote the devotion yesterday and when I got to the end of it, I decided not to use it for some reason. It just didn't seem right so I just marked it in red and sent to a file to save for a later day. Maybe it can be salvaged some other time. My goal is not to be negative but more encouraging to the reader. We have enough to be discouraged about in each and every day. I awoke to find out that one of my bell choir members has passed away, a friend is in an ICU in a hospital, I have a bit of a cold, fell on the floor yesterday and the list goes on. You can add your own things to your own list. Life seems to be like that as we have things happening. Life is where the “rubber meets the road.” You can have a beautiful car, wash it, gas it up, add all kinds of gadgets, but then, at some point, you have to start it up and head down the road. I guess that is where the phrase came from. We can wish how things might be in life but when you get up each morning, each day will have its own issues and oftentimes, some disappointments. This is the time for a though about God's wonderful grace. Second Corinthians 12:9 says, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

        Paul undoubtedly had more problems than I have just based upon the time in which he lived. There were no I pads, or trains or buses or a fast food restaurant on every block. He probably had seen his share of moldy bread and empty flasks of water and shoes with holes in them. His list of things that took place in his life is frankly hard to imagine how it was really like. Plus, he had a problem that was really plaguing him and he prayed about it three times only to have his request turned down. God then gave him an explanation which has become a Biblical pillar for all of us. Simply put, God's grace is sufficient for each and every problem that you have in life. We well know the principle of salvation where it says that we are saved by grace through faith but now the principle of God's grace comes to us where the rubber meets the road, in our daily lives. Because God is Who He said He is, He knows quite well each and everything that is going on in all of our lives. He is not distracted by someone else's problems or the situation in the world today or tomorrow. God is fully capable of dealing with all of our issues in life simply because He is God. So Paul's answer is our answer. God's grace is sufficient for the issues in your life and in my life today and will also be sufficient for the issues in tomorrow's day of activities. Take a deep breath and reflect for just a moment on the words that God gave to the Apostle Paul. They are a real comfort no matter what is going on in your life today. After you have thought about the passage, praise God for His magnificent grace and hold to the promise that it is sufficient to meet all of your needs.