A Royal Purpose
2 CORINTHIANS 9:8
God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.
God has placed a crown on your head. You are majestic. Your enemy does not want you to know this. Satan does not want you to know that you have glory, honor, and dominion from God. If Satan can keep you from thinking like royalty, he can keep you from acting like royalty. If he can convince you that you are nobody, that you do not matter, and that you have no say, he can trick you into acting as if you are nobody, as if you do not matter, and as if you have no say. This is Satan’s strategy for preventing you from growing into greatness. But I want to let you in on a very powerful secret: You have something that Satan does not. As a believer in Jesus Christ, you have spiritual authority. You have been crowned with majesty in God’s kingdom.
It is up to you to exercise your royal rights and responsibilities. God alone is the sovereign and absolute King, but He has given you authority to accomplish everything you need to do to fulfill your destiny. God has not only given you spiritual authority, but He has also empowered you with everything you need to exercise that authority. If you memorize only one verse in your entire life, memorize this one (it is one of my favorites): “God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” What a promise! Anything you do in God’s name for His glory—every good deed—is backed by His sufficiency. God doesn’t always call the equipped, but He always equips the called. He will equip you to carry out everything He has called you to do. So don’t use your own resources to determine whether you can do what God has laid on your heart to do. Instead, look to God and wrap your mind around this verse from 2 Corinthians—and you will experience His power in all you do.
Lord, thank You for letting me know that You are there to give me all that I need in order to carry out the tasks You have placed on my heart to perform. That reduces my concern as I look to You to give me the skills and knowledge, the passion and motivation to move forward.
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