Amazing Grace

“And He said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee. (II Corinthians 12:9)

 

I used this text a few days ago as we looked at the sufficiency of God’s grace in trials and suffering. Today I would like to share with you three or four additional areas where God’s grace is sufficient.

 

First of all, His grace is sufficient in salvation.  Ephesians 2:8-9, says, “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”

 

God’s grace is also sufficient in service, when we serve Him. The Bible says, “Let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably.” (Hebrews 12:28)

 

His grace is sufficient in sorrow, when the tears are flowing and there seems no way out of the sadness, remember the statement, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)

 

His grace is sufficient in separation, when our loved ones are taken from us in death or when we are taken from them.

 

To be sure, these are very brief summations of the sufficiency of God’s grace. As John Newton’s old hymn, “Amazing Grace,” suggests, God’s grace truly is amazing.