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Key Scripture: "My
grace is enough; it's all you need. My
strength comes into its own in your weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9 The Message
Power Point:
The old adage,
"Bloom where you are planted" is a good one, and a GOD one. No matter
where you are, or what your situation is, God will enable you to bloom there.
His grace is sufficient for you, and His power will be manifested and bloom in
your weakest areas.
Like Paul, you've
probably requested a time or two to be removed from the particular plot of
ground you've been planted in. And like
Paul, you may have received the answer that God's power is there and you will
not only survive but you will flourish.
I think that sometimes
we consider God's power only in the realm of the miraculous. We forget that the character of God is the
most powerful thing we could ever encounter.
What would it be like if in the midst of anger His love was sufficient
to overcome it? What would it be like if
in the midst of fear, you were convinced of His faithfulness? What would it be like if in the middle of your
greatest need, you knew that God would provide?
You would bloom
wouldn't you? You'd be giving God
something to work with. You’d
be giving Him faith in His power to bring you to a flourishing finish.
God defines His power
as GRACE in this passage. And it is a
power-full word. Sometimes we think it means that we must struggle to just
"get through" the place where we are.
We are going to have to grit our teeth and pull ourselves together and
hope and pray that God will come through. In all actuality, when the storms of
life are drenching our hope and the strategies of the Enemy to kill, steal, and
destroy us are threatening to pull us under the water for the third time, "His grace enables us to conquer
every weakness as we yield to an absolute trust or reliance upon God, trusting
His heart when we cannot trace His hand." (NSFB).
The word for "sufficient"
means that God's grace is always available to us to enable us to with a
"supernatural" ability or miraculous ability to "sustain,
endure, or maintain our call-for all He is enabling us to become in
Christ." (NSFB).
As a result of the
extraordinary powerful grace that God has given to us, we are able to say with
Paul:
THEREFORE, (because of God's extraordinary Grace available to
me), I was glad to let it happen!
I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in
on my weakness. Now I take limitations
in stride and with good cheer. These limitations that cut me down to
size-abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks.
I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I
become." (2 Corinthians 12:10, The
Message).
Beloved, if God's
grace wasn't sufficient, He would have said so. If you needed to worry about
tomorrow, He would have made that clear. If God
had wanted the Enemy to win, He wouldn't have sent Jesus to bring us the
opportunity for an abundant life. You have the same Spirit of Grace within you
that enabled Jesus to conquer every fear, every attack, every plan of the Enemy
to destroy God's plan for Him and for you. You have the same Spirit of Grace
that propelled Paul to sail on rough waters and turn the tables on the Enemy
every time.
BE filled. BE encouraged. BE
strengthened. Let Him flow and BE strong enough in you for you to BLOOM where
you are planted.
His grace is not only powerful enough to save you. It is powerful enough to sustain you.
Power Declaration:
I will BLOOM today where I am planted. I will not dread, or fear,
or allow my weakness to overwhelm me. I
will concentrate on the Grace of God for me, and IN me, that enables me to fly
above not sink in. God’s grace will SOAR in my weakness. The seeds of His Words in me, are flourishing
and they will bring me to a flourishing finish.
Copyright © 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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