Wander Woman

2 Cor 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

A friend greatly encouraged me with this verse last week after my last post.  Spurgeon wrote about it in Morning and Evening and it was today’s devotional.  God is so good to give us what we need, right when we need it.  Here is some of what he said.  

“God’s grace is illustrated and magnified in the poverty and trials of believers.  Saints bear up under every discouragement, believing that all things work together for our good, and that out of apparent evils a real blessing shall ultimately spring - that our God will either work a deliverance for them speedily, or most assuredly support them in the trouble, as long as He is pleased to keep us in it.  This patience of the saints proves the power of divine grace.  The masterworks of God are those people who stand in the midst of difficulties, steadfast, unmoveable.  Those who would glorify their God must expect to encounter many trials.  No one can be esteemed before the Lord without many conflicts.  If, then, your path is marked with many trials, rejoice in it because your life will provide greater evidence of the all-sufficient grace of God.  As for His failing you, don’t even dream of it - hate the very thought of it.  The God who has been sufficient until now, should be trusted to the end.”

Lord - You know all my needs.  You understand me.  Help me not to complain about my temptations and trials, but remember that you give me grace sufficient for them.  Thank you for displaying your power through my weaknesses.  May I find comfort, happiness, and strength for my soul in you even during times of affliction.  Amen.