How much is enough in the Bible?
What's enough? According to Exodus, enough is an omer—a little more than two liters—per person when it comes to manna.
There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: [16] The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
El Shaddai is one of seven covenant names through which God revealed Himself to Israel. In Hebrew, El Shaddai means “the All-Sufficient One,” or “the God Who is more than enough.” He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Ezekiel was called to do a job that required him to speak only when God told him to speak. God had conveyed that He was finished with their disobedience and hard hearts.
Jesus is enough for you. You shall not want. And he is the one who is caring for your life. Colossians 1 says he is all-sufficient, the one who created the world and holds it all together, the one in whom wisdom and knowledge and the “hope of glory” are stored and in whom the fullness of deity dwells.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – In Our Weakness Christ's Power Rests On Us. “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
In Jeremiah 14 we saw Jeremiah intercede three times for his people who were under the condemnation of God for their constant rebellion against him. And though we saw Jeremiah interceding three times, we saw the Lord responding only twice.
Jesus can bring what no one else can provide and He is always more than enough! We can place ALL of our trust in God and believe with ALL of our heart that He will do above and beyond all that we could ask or imagine.
Genesis 17:1-2 NIV. The Hebrew word for God Almighty is El Shaddai – the God who is more than enough – more than sufficient. It means that He has the power to complete promises of blessings and prosperity.
2 Corinthians 9:8-11 GNBUK
And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
What does it mean your grace is enough?
“Your Grace is Enough” touches on multiple themes: the faithfulness, love, justice, and grace of God. Emphasizing the faithfulness of the covenant God—the God who wrestled not only with Jacob, but with us “sinners” too; the God who led us by still waters; and the God who is never separated from us.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
For when I am weak, then I am strong. Stop trying to be so strong all the time! You are meant to draw your strength from Christ, and allow him to shine in your weaknesses.
2 Corinthians 12:9
'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. '
Proverbs 6:10-11 New International Version (NIV)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Believing “I am enough” means you feel confident in yourself and your abilities. When you feel that you are not enough, you may experience feelings of self-doubt or self-criticism–you don't feel assured in what you are truly capable of.
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
'Once is more than enough' is a phrase regularly used to express the feeling of not wanting anything or to do anything again, mostly due to its unpleasant experience.
In Philippians 4:19, Paul is saying that God meets all of our needs according to the riches in Christ Jesus. He says God promises that as we participate in the ministry of the gospel, we'll be blessed.
Who is the God who knows when to say enough?
One of the names for God is "El Shaddai". We translate that a lot of ways in the English, but it is very difficult to translate accurately. The ancient rabbis said that the name literally should translate "the God that knows when to say enough". And that's who He was in Genesis 1.
God wants our spiritual fruitfulness.
In Galatians 5:22-23, we are given a list of the fruits of the Spirit – character traits that emulate Christ and make up God's measure of success for our spiritual life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
4 God is higher than anything and anyone, outshining everything you can see in the skies. 5 Who can compare with God, our God, so majestically enthroned, 6 Surveying his magnificent heavens and earth?
He definitely wants me to know that He is more than enough to supply my needs in every area of life. And He is more than enough for you too. Malachi 3:10 tells us that God will pour out such a blessing that there won;t be room enough to contain it.
A leech thrives on blood. It attaches itself to the skin and sucks life from its host. This proverb notes that being a metaphorical "leech" does not make a person satisfied.
Philippians 4:11–13
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Like Philippians 4:13, Philippians 4:19 is a popular verse that's often misused. After thanking the Philippians for generously supporting him, the Apostle Paul writes, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 30:15-17 New International Version (NIV)
' they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough! ': the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, 'Enough!
