As we continue the fourth week of Amazing Grace series, Lyn Abad preached on how God’s amazing grace transform our suffering.

In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul tells his readers that a thorn was given in his flesh. When he pleaded with the Lord to take it away, the Lord responded with: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Countless hours have been spent trying to determine what Paul’s “thorn” was, but it’s possible he kept it ambiguous so that Christians throughout history would read this and be able to put themselves in his shoes. We all have our thorns, circumstances, and trials that cause us great pain and suffering. But the good news is that these words that the Lord spoke to Paul are the words he speaks to you: “My grace is sufficient.”

This is because the one who allows thorns to enter your life is the one who wore a crown of thorns on the cross as he bore your sin. The one who entered into the world’s suffering in order to redeem it is the same one who now walks with you through your suffering. Whatever your thorn, Christ’s grace is sufficient for you in the midst of the fiercest trials and the deepest of pains. It is sufficient today and it will be sufficient tomorrow.

Because of Christ’s sufficient grace, you can persevere in suffering.