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Satisfaction
Perhaps the most obvious repercussion to the fall of Adam and the perpetual passing-down of sin upon every man because of his fall is the commitment we make to ourselves through worry. It’s true, worry is the honoring of ourselves above God in hopes to find self-satisfaction… and this did not take place until the fall of man in the garden.
Every sinful act of worry is a response to our lack of satisfaction in God! This is because the object of our worry is a dramatic event that is beyond our immediate control… and in our hearts, beyond God’s control as well. We must understand that worry is unbelief in God’s sovereignty and thus unbelief in His grace and ability to solve our dilemma. 1Cor. 12:9 says, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Key Words
Let’s look at some powerful key words and thoughts that come from this one verse:
“…My Grace is sufficient…”
- “Grace” speaks of God’s chosen method for dealing with our weakness.
- “is” speaks of both the guarantee of grace’s sufficiency and also the perpetuallity of both grace and sufficiency.
- “sufficient” is the measure of all we need to be satisfied in God. (Think of His sufficiency as a full bucket of water that will never be drained though you drink of it daily.)
“…my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
- “strength” speaks of the satisfaction that we are lacking due to our lack of faith.
- “made perfect” speaks of the effect of our faith in God.
- “weakness” speaks of the condition of our life in the time of our faith. In other words, even though we are weak, we respond to God’s will with faith and the effect our faith has upon us is “strength.” (take note that our situation may note become strong, but rather our satisfaction in God in the midst of our situation becomes strong.)
- “Most gladly” speaks of the level of satisfaction that we find in God in our time of weakness.
- “rather glory” speaks of the choice we make to trust in God instead of trusting in worry.
- “infirmities” speaks of our present condition
- “power of Christ” speaks of His grace, which is God’s response to our faith.
- “rest” speaks of our perpetual condition when we find satisfaction in grace alone for our sufficiency.
Conclusion:
Someone may say, “Isn’t worry natural?” The answer is: Yes, worry is the natural response to a faithless heart. But the heart that is filled with faith will be evidenced by satisfaction in the sufficiency of Grace.
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Satisfaction
Perhaps the most obvious repercussion to the fall of Adam and the perpetual passing-down of sin upon every man because of his fall is the ______________ we make to ourselves through worry. It’s true, worry is the honoring of ourselves above God in hopes to find ______ - ______________… and this did not take place until the fall of man in the garden.
Every sinful act of worry is a _____________ to our lack of satisfaction in God! This is because the object of our worry is a dramatic event that is beyond our immediate control… and in our hearts, beyond God’s control as well. We must understand that worry is unbelief in God’s sovereignty and thus unbelief in His grace and ability to ___________ our dilemma. 1Cor. 12:9 says, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Key Words
Let’s look at some powerful key words and thoughts that come from this one verse:
“…My Grace is sufficient…”
- “Grace” speaks of God’s chosen method for dealing with our weakness.
- “is” speaks of both the guarantee of grace’s sufficiency and also the perpetuallity of both grace and sufficiency.
- “sufficient” is the measure of all we need to be satisfied in God. (Think of His sufficiency as a full bucket of water that will never be drained though you drink of it daily.)
“…my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
- “strength” speaks of the satisfaction that we are lacking due to our lack of faith.
- “made perfect” speaks of the effect of our faith in God.
- “weakness” speaks of the condition of our life in the time of our faith. In other words, even though we are weak, we respond to God’s will with faith and the effect our faith has upon us is “strength.” (take note that our situation may note become strong, but rather our satisfaction in God in the midst of our situation becomes strong.)
- “Most gladly” speaks of the level of satisfaction that we find in God in our time of weakness.
- “rather glory” speaks of the choice we make to trust in God instead of trusting in worry.
- “infirmities” speaks of our present condition
- “power of Christ” speaks of His grace, which is God’s response to our faith.
- “rest” speaks of our perpetual condition when we find satisfaction in grace alone for our sufficiency.
Conclusion:
Someone may say, “Isn’t worry natural?” The answer is: Yes, worry is the natural response to a faithless heart. But the heart that is filled with faith will be evidenced by satisfaction in the sufficiency of Grace.
