My Grace is Sufficient for You. Do You Believe Me?

Whatever God has given to me and you by His grace, can only be received by faith, it's not automatic. God has declared in Eph 2:8, "for by GRACE you have been saved (past tense, it's done, it's a finished work) through FAITH (that finished work of salvation is not yours until you personally receive it by faith, by believing God). The way you received salvation is the way you receive all things from God-----By Faith.

That's why God's grace IS sufficient to deliver you out of any situation you find yourself in. The Apostle Paul asked God three times for God to take some annoying thing away from him, but God said, " My grace IS sufficient for you". (2 Cor 12:8-9). Now, understand that God did not say "No" to Paul (that's what religion says that God said, but He didn't), He said, "My Grace is sufficient!!!"

(Now the following is how God spoke this to my spirit and He was speaking it as if He were speaking to Paul).

"I've (God) already given you (Paul) what you need. I've already destroyed the works of the devil and stripped him of his authority over you. He has no right to be doing what he is doing against you, unless you allow him to. You are asking Me to do something that I have given you the ability to do. I have already defeated your enemy, now you enforce what I have done by faith in My grace that I have given you. The grace I have given you is your Righteousness (your right standing with Me), therefore you have a right to My victory over the devil. My victory has now become your victory, but you will have to enforce that victory against him, and put him in his proper place and that place is under your feet. My grace is sufficient because My grace gives you access to My Name (Jesus) which is your authority over the devil. My grace gives you access to My Spirit and to My Word. What I have proclaimed in My word is yours, if you'll believe Me. Now, I expect you to walk in My grace that I have given you and take your stand against the devil and resist him and when you do, he will flee from you, because he has to for My victory over him has become your victory. (James 4:7). You prayed for My help and I have given it to you. I have proclaimed Truth to you, and I have said that when you know the truth, it's the doing of that truth that will set you free. Have I not declared to all men that, "the just SHALL live by faith" and that, " it is impossible for a man to please Me without faith", therefore go and take your stand of faith against this tormenting spirit (this pain in the neck--this was Paul's thorn) and he will flee from you. Don't wait any longer for Me to do it, for I am waiting on you to do it and when you do, I will be well pleased with you because I'll get to experience My victory over the devil all over again and that brings Me great pleasure. Yes My son, My grace is sufficient for anything that you will ever face, but My grace can only be received by faith. A man must believe Me first, then and only then will I extend My power to that man and enable him to do what he is praying for. Now you know My truth in this matter, now go walk in it, for My grace is sufficient for you."(end of God speaking to Paul)

Now I want you to note that you never again saw Paul begging God to do something for him in this type of situation. Paul walked in the victory Jesus gave to him and we need to take our stand as believers and walk in that same truth. Certainly Paul prayed to God many times for wisdom and guidance, but never again about something that was already accomplished and done at the cross. The devil is defeated, but you and I will have to enforce that defeat with the Name of Jesus. Let's you and me keep the devil under our feet where he belongs.