April 18

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (NIV)
5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Our competence comes from God! Our adequacy comes from Jesus Christ my Savior and King. Are you getting this? Quit trying to find adequacy in how you look, whether you shape or your clothes or hair or whatever, stop trying to find yourself in how well you perform this or that or how much money you have or what kind of car you drive or who you have as friends – your adequacy comes from God! Here is the trick, this word competence or adequacy connotes that you have a ministry that he makes you competent to perform and complete. If you don’t have any ministry, job, task from God, then you will never feel adequate! You have got to move out and use your gifts and talents and then you sense of adequacy will come. Praise God for this great word!

As it says further In this chapter;
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

We are being changed! Believe it! You aren’t the same person you used to be! You are not looking to all those material and worldly things to gain your place in life or to find your adequacy, you are being changed into the likeness of Christ! Yea! That is so awesome – let it sink it! HE is able to do it, count Him faithful. You will have no idea of all the great things God will do to you and through you if you don’t step out and risk being inadequate – which is impossible in Christ. Step out – He is your adequacy!