Feb 26, 2026 – Abundant
Streams – 2 Corinthians 12:9 – “My grace is sufficient for you.” Cowman offers a more earthly understanding of this verse, as she shares this example from Charles H. Spurgeon, “I pictured a thirsty little fish who was concerned about drinking the river dry, with Father River saying, ‘Drink away, little fish; my stream is sufficient for you’…. O people of God, be great believers! Little faith will bring your souls to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your souls.”
Power – Joyce continues this theme of God’s graciousness, “God does not show favoritism (see Acts 10:34). He desires to bless all people and see all of their needs met abundantly…. The promises of God are for ‘whosoever will’ (see John 3:16-17)…. With God, there are no distinctions, and He shows no partiality (see Galations 2:6 and Acts 10:34-35).”
JC – “I am leading you, step by step, through your life…. Your future looks uncertain and feels flimsy – even precarious…. When you try to figure out the future, you are grasping at things that are Mine…. Whenever you find yourself worrying about the future, repent and return to Me. I will show you the next step forward, and the one after that…. Relax….”
Utmost – Chambers looks us square in the eye (and the soul) as he shares these thoughts about our trust in Jesus, “These misgivings about Jesus start from the amused questions put to us when we talk of our transactions with God – ‘Where are you going to get your money from? How are you going to be looked after?’ Or they start from ourselves when we tell Jesus that our case is a bit too hard for Him…. Beware of pious fraud in you which says – ‘I have no misgivings about Jesus, only about myself.’ None of us ever had misgivings about ourselves; we know exactly what we cannot do, but we do have misgivings about Jesus. We are rather hurt at the idea that he can do what we cannot.” Gulp…..why do we so often have to be reminded of His abundant resources, and patience, before we will lean into His mercies and provision?
Prevail #57 – Larson uses 1 Samuel 7:13 to help us realize the power of our faith, “Because Samuel lived among God’s people, their enemies were held at bay. What if we approached our walk of faith in much the same way? When we take seriously our lives before the Lord, He takes seriously the prayers that come out of our mouth…. God has placed you on this earth for such a time as this. History has proven time and time again that one life – wholly dedicated to the Lord – has the power to change the world.”
Simpson helps us see the importance of leaning into God’s ways rather than our own, “In that beautiful prayer at the close of the Epistle to the Hebrews… the phrase, ‘make you perfect in every good work,’ literally means, it is said, ‘adjust you in every good work.’ It is a great thing to be adjusted, adjusted to our surroundings and circumstances rather than trying to have them adjusted to us, adjusted to the people we are thrown with, adjusted to the work God has for us, and not trying to get God to help us to do our work; adjusted to do the very will and plan of God for us in our whole life. This is the secret of rest, power, and freedom in our life-work.”
JA – “MAN LOOKS AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, but I look at the heart…. I work to create beauty in it. It is vital to set aside time for nourishing your heart…. Aligning your priorities with My teaching can be very freeing.”
New – Slawson addresses the misgivings we tend to have about ourselves, “Jesus was lifted up on a cross for our failures….We need the Spirit constantly. Only the particulars of what we need in the moment change. One day it’s wisdom; another day, longsuffering. We fail at patience. We fail at kindness. We fail at compassion, at self-control, at holding our tongues. We fail at managing our money or our time. We fail at giving. But even as we fall, we can see God’s grace. We learn to accept our neediness, our frailty, and our humanity. Our pride diminishes with repeated failure. Our compassion for others grows as we face our own failures…. Praise God for His faithfulness in setting us free – free even to fail.”
