Sufficient Grace

There is a human tendency to expect from God more than we have already received and to ask from Him more than we deserve.

The reading for September 6 in Max Lucado’s Grace for the Moment Daily Bible is titled, “Is That All There Is?” He states that God’s grace, as revealed at the cross, is sufficient for our salvation. Maybe you’ve gone through the acts of religion and faith and yet found yourself more often than not at a dry well.

Prayers seem empty. Goals seem unthinkable. Christianity becomes a warped record full of highs and lows and off-key notes. Is that all there is? [Church] attendance. Pretty songs. Faithful tithings. Golden crosses.

Three-piece suits. Big choirs. Leather Bibles. It is nice and all, but... where is the heart of it?... Think about the words from Paul in I Corinthians 15:3.

“I passed on to you what I received, of which this was most important: that Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say.” There it is.

Almost too simple. Jesus was killed, buried, and resurrected. Surprised? The part that matters is the Cross. No more and no less.

In our spiritual journey through this sinful and painful world, God provides us with His saving grace and even encourages us to ask for additional blessings (Matthew 7:7–11). The simple truth is that God has already provided everything we need to be saved, and we can know with certainty that “when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). Let’s be thankful for His unlimited, saving grace every day of our lives.