- 164. All Sufficiency
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.
All grace means we have all sufficiency in all things. This is quite a promise: we have all sufficiency in all things. Think of that. Grace gives us all things we need for life and happiness. “All” is used three times in this verse: all grace, all sufficiency, all things, plus every good work.
God does not promise all sufficiency in all things just so that we may feel good, be secure, lose anxieties, and be comfortable. God promises all sufficiency in all things in order that we may abound in every good work. God gives believers the ability, the time, the money, and the motivation to actually do good works. Whatever the Lord sets before us to do we can do. We will not be able to say, “I can’t do that, or I don’t know how to do that, or I don’t have the resources to do that.” If there is the opportunity to do a good work the Lord will also give us the sufficiency to accomplish it. The only obstacle is our own stubborn self-will, selfishness and sin.
Certainly there are some good works that some of us cannot do, for it might be too expensive, beyond our ability, or the opportunity does not present itself. But when the choice is before us (God sets it in front of us) we can choose to be kind because He gives us the sufficiency to do it. We can’t do everything, but we can do what the Lord is asking us to do. God is taking away the excuse: “I can’t do that.” But God would say, “You can, because I give you the grace and sufficiency to do it.”
It seems that it would never be beyond our ability to be kind, for example. Look for the opportunity to be kind; God will give you the energy and grace to do an act of kindness.That’s why God gives this promise. Believe it, and walk in it.