Daily Devotions
2 Corinthians
"God is able to make all grace abound toward you..."
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:8
GIVING IN FAITH
Giving involves our faith in God! The giver must exercise his faith even as he prepares his offerings!
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may have an abundance for every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8
1. “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you”
a) “All grace”
i) We are saved by grace.
ii) All blessings come out of God’s grace.
iii) We are able to cope with all difficulties because of “all grace”.
iv) Giving is out of grace too! Grace-giving is well taught by Paul (2 Corinthians 8:1-7)
b) “Abound toward you”
i) God is able to make His grace abound toward us.
ii) We will be able to experience grace upon grace.
iii) The word “abound” actually expresses the idea of “overflowing”.
2. “That you, always having all sufficiency in all things”
a) “That you”
i) Immediate context- The Corinthians.
ii) In application- To all believers across all time eras.
b) “Always having all sufficiency in all things”
Take note of the emphasis that Paul made!