"5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."
(2 Corinthians 3:5,6)
The message of the new covenant is sufficient, not the ministers.
God of the new covenant is sufficient, not us.
And the most amazing thing is that He has made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant! When we preach according to the truth of the new covenant, the Holy Spirit confirms the truth by His wonders and miracles! Hallelujah!
Can we call the stars and moons into existence?
Can we create something out of nothing?
Can we perform wonders and miracles at our own words?
Can we save?
Can we redeem?
Can we heal?
Can we make it happen?
Only God can.
And it is ALL because of Christ.
Nothing to do with us.
Under the old covenant of Law, the A plus student --- the rich young ruler, one who obeyed and practiced the Law perfectly outwardly, yet he could not give up on his love for money. It is impossible for man to achieve righteousness via doing the Law. It is impossible for man to save himself from the inner corruption of his heart. Yet with God, NOTHING is impossible.Christ's finished work on the cross makes ALL things possible.
Who can save? Who can resurrect the dead?
Who can heal and give health and life abundant, making us whole again?
JESUS!
He saves the wretched sinners from sin and death. Christ is 'Yeshua---God our salvation.'
He confers righteousness to mankind apart from their own performance. Christ is 'Yahweh Tsidkenu---God our righteousness.'
He heals all our sickness and gives us health. He is 'Yahweh Rapha---God heals.' He IS our healing, He IS our health and wholeness.
He provides all that we need. Abraham saw Him gave up His only Son, the Son that He loved and spared Him not. From Mount Moriah, Abraham saw Christ on the cross over the other mountain peak from afar and he called him 'Yahweh Yireh--- God provides.' God provided an 'once and for all' propitiation for our sin which is effective forever.
He is our Shepherd, we shall lack nothing. The Shepherd died for His sheep and gives us life, life abundant.
He is The Passover Lamb, by Whose blood all the lives of the firstborns of God are spared, slaves are set free.
He is Alpha, the first word, and Omega, the last word.
He is the author of our faith--- when we see Him, faith comes.
He is the perfector of our faith---- when faith in God's love comes, He realize what we hope for, for us.
And when we preach the grace and truth that comes by Jesus Christ,
the good news of the new covenant sealed with His blood on the cross,
He is going to REALIZE it,
MAKE IT HAPPEN
for you,
in you
and show you that
He,
IS SUFFICIENT
