I have a friend that
hopes for a life that offers something more. The thing is . . . most of what he wants has always been out of his reach.. His hope is based on more of a wish list than what his reality has been.. He will be the first
to tell you that he has not seen it come true .
. . but he has hope.
Joshua had hope that
there was something more in the Promised Land.
God had promised there was more. Even so, it could have seemed that the circumstances would stop their
plans to enter: It was told the king of Jericho, saying, "Behold, men from
the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land" (Joshua
2:2)
Joshua sent his spies;
however, their presence was discovered.
They would not be able to go
forward on their own. As with all
challenges, we must decide if we can trust God.
We are told that we can depend on the power of God to be
sufficient: And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power
is perfected in weakness " Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast
about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me (2 Corinthians 12:9).
The promise of this verse is one to remember through the word, "is."
The grace of God IS sufficient . . . meaning it IS present right now and IS enough for whatever we are facing.
The promise of this verse is one to remember through the word, "is."
The grace of God IS sufficient . . . meaning it IS present right now and IS enough for whatever we are facing.
We are told that when we are weak that God will make us strong . . . with God we can break through our weakness.
Through the grace of
God, we receive enough strength to move forward.
Learning with you to
KICK START the day . . . to face challenges through the strength of God,
Pastor Kerrie
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