I have all sufficiency

“I’ve decided. Today I accept it. Today I believe what he said, and today I choose to live it.”

Esther's Petition

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” (II Corinthians 9:8 NKJV)

That is my confession.

• God – the creator and sustainer of me and everything else that exists
• is able – He has the power, present-tense (and He’s not just able, He is willing)
• to make all grace – not just a little but all favor, every sort of gift you can imagine
• abound – extend his favor to the very fullest of full, way more than needed
• toward me – toward my self, mind, body, soul and spirit, whatever concerns me
• that I – in order that, with the purpose, direction, goal, aim, end result
• always – every moment of every day and night, 24/7, 365
• having – actually possessing here and now, not someday in heaven but…

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What Paul did while weak

“The Lord can’t confirm what isn’t being preached.”

Esther's Petition

When you’re weak, then are you strong like Paul was?

To authenticate his ministry, Paul laid out his credentials in a letter to the Corinthians. In doing so, he reported an event that had happened 14 years earlier, when he was being harassed by a messenger (angel) of Satan. He had asked the Lord three times to get rid of it for him.

In II Cor. 12 (Kenneth S. Wuest Expanded New Testament) Paul writes:

“He said, My grace is enough for you, for power is moment by moment coming to its full energy and complete operation in the sphere of weakness. Therefore, most gladly will I the rather boast in my weaknesses in order that the power of the Christ [like the Shekinah Glory in the Holy of Holies of the Tent of Meeting] may take up its residence in me [working within me and giving me help].”

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