The Rock-Solid “Is” Of Grace
The quiet click that receives what already is.
Devotional Credit: Victory in Christ, Charles G. Trumbull, Chapter Six, “Is, The Secret of Victory”
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There are moments when temptation or trouble hits faster than a sentence can form. Trumbull reminds us that Jesus is not waiting for us to compose the perfect words before He acts. Scripture does not say grace will be sufficient if we ask at the right time. It says grace is sufficient. That tiny word is the steady ground under our feet when everything else is shifting.
What touched me in Trumbull’s chapter is the shift from chasing promises to resting in facts. Promises are wonderful. Facts hold you in the instant you need them. God’s present-tense reality in His Son is not a future delivery. It is now. Thank you, Charles Trumbull, for pointing our tired hearts to the word is, and for lifting our eyes from our wavering to the certainty of the Lord’s life in us.
This lands right at the center of the abiding life. We are not begging for a supply that sits on a shelf. We are members of Jesus, joined to His living fullness. In Him, the many share one Life. What belongs to the Head belongs, by grace, to His body. The Father is not deciding whether to be enough for you today. He is I AM. Because the Lord is, grace is. Because you are in Him, sufficiency is present.
So, when the sudden pressure comes, the answer is not frantic self-management. It is thanksgiving. We thank the Lord for what He is doing in the moment. We agree with God’s reality. We turn, again and again, from self-effort to Jesus within, and we discover that the path of victory is paved with gratitude for what already is true in Him.
Journal Entry - Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I am with you and I am in you. My grace is sufficient for you in this moment. I am the I AM, and I do not change. You are joined to My Son. You died with Him, you were raised with Him, and His life is now your life. Apart from Him you can do nothing, yet you are not apart. I work in you to will and to do what pleases Me. I have blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the Anointed One. My divine power has granted to you everything for life and godliness. You are complete in Him.
When weakness is loud, I am not waiting for better words from you. Thank Me. Agree with what I say. I lead you in triumph. Where sin increased, grace exceeds. There is no condemnation for you because you are in My Son. I am faithful. I finish what I begin. I give you the victory through your Lord Jesus. Remain in Him, and draw from what is already yours. My grace is, and I am with you.
Scripture references: 2 Corinthians 12:9, Exodus 3:14, Hebrews 13:8, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:1-14, Colossians 3:3-4, John 15:5, Philippians 2:13, Ephesians 1:3, 2 Peter 1:3, Colossians 2:10, Romans 5:20, Romans 8:37, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 8:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 1 Corinthians 15:57, Acts 17:28, John 1:16, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 9:8.
Real-Life Analogy
Think of a light switch in a dark room. The wiring is already in the walls. The current is already live. Flipping the switch does not persuade the power company to send electricity. It simply connects you with what is already present. In the same way, the indwelling Spirit of Jesus is the living supply within you. Thanksgiving and trust are the simple “on” of the soul, not to activate God, but to receive what He already is to you in His Son.
Try this today in a specific moment. When you face a tense conversation or a sudden wave of pressure, pause for one quiet moment, then say to your Source of life, Lord, I rely on Your present sufficiency within me, express Your patience and clarity through me right now. Then step forward, trusting the Holy Spirit to live through you as you speak calmly, listen well, and answer with honesty and peace.
Prayer of Confidence
Lord, thank You that Your grace is, right now. Thank You that I am in Jesus and Jesus is in me, and that all I need for this moment is already mine in Him. I gladly agree with Your Word. I set down self-effort, and I rest in Your faithful working within me. Lord, I entrust this day to Your life in me, and I walk forward with gratitude, expecting Your sufficiency to be seen.