Abounding Grace

Devotional

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8

God is the source of grace; and His grace abounds! He is both able and willing to pour grace into your life in overflowing measure. When grace abounds, you are equipped with all you need, in every situation, so that you can overflow into every good work.

Imagine a single mother working two jobs, caring for her children, and still serving in her local church. By human calculation, she shouldn’t have the time, energy, or patience to keep going, yet she does. Somehow, she has joy to smile at her children, strength to work without bitterness, and kindness to encourage others who are struggling. That “somehow” is grace abounding. It’s God giving her more than her natural capacity, so she has “all sufficiency in all things” not just to survive, but to bless others with every good work.

When Paul pleaded three times for God to take away his “thorn in the flesh,” God’s reply was simple: “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness” 2 Corinthians 12:9). Please let me tell you this, God isn’t saying, “Paul, I’m not removing the problem, but I’m giving you the power to live above it. My grace is enough and it’s always available to you.” No, that was fabricated from the statement.

What God did say is concise and loaded with truth: His grace is sufficient; enough in every way, without lack.

His strength reaches its fullest expression in weakness; when human ability runs out, divine power is most clearly seen.

Paul’s conclusion in the next verses shows how he understood it: he chose to “glory in [his] infirmities” so that Christ’s power would rest upon him. The focus is not on God’s refusal to remove the problem, but on the sufficiency of grace in the reality of weakness.

That is the nature of grace: it is sufficient in the moment, abundant for the task, and powerful enough to turn human limitation into a stage for God’s strength. We cannot humanly comprehend this. It takes revelation. The scripture says in Romans 5:20, “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” No matter how great the struggle or how deep the darkness, God’s grace overflows even more; meeting every need, covering every weakness, and enabling us to walk in victory.

The grace of God is not a loophole or an easy pass. It is the power that produces real results. As Titus 2:11-12 reminds us, God’s grace teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.

True grace is costly. It requires faith, obedience, and a willingness to be transformed. It turns human weakness into a stage for God’s strength, enabling us to abound in every good work.