2 Corinthians 3:5
“Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from GOD.”
It is easy to be swayed by a wonderful job, a new car, or a new house, etc and believe it’s all our hard work, but is it really? According to James 1:17, all good and perfect gifts come from above. We are and have everything because of GOD’s grace. We are not qualified to exalt ourselves over any victory we have; we are victorious because of GOD’s grace and sufficiency.
G0D is our sufficiency.
GOD is adequate for us in the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. We give thanks to GOD for His sufficiency and His grace. Every good thing we have shouldn’t result in a boast about our efforts but of GOD’s grace. When we seek our sufficiency in anything but CHRIST JESUS, we shall find that we succeed only in spending ourselves for that which provides only frustration, failure, and misery. Let us daily acknowledge that our sufficiency is in GOD and act accordingly by staying connected to Him and look to Him for everything that we need.
Prayer:
“not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from GOD.”
Loving Heavenly FATHER, help me to develop the humility of heart that only comes from total dependence on You. Without You I can do nothing. Praise GOD that in my weakness, I can do all things through CHRIST JESUS, Who gives me the strength. In His Powerful Name I pray, AMEN.