“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. ” (Genesis 17:1,2)
Spurgeon’s commentary writes about this “I am the Almighty God.” True confidence leans alone on God who declares himself to be God Almighty, or God All Sufficient-….The Lord is all sufficient in power to accomplish his own purposes; he is all sufficient in wisdom to find his own way through difficulties which to us may appear to be like a maze but to him are plain enough. And he is all sufficient in love so that he will never fail us for lack of mercy in his heart or pity in his bosom. God is God All Sufficient! The Lord meant the language before us to be a gentle but unmistakable rebuke for Abram, for he said in effect, “I am God All Sufficient-quite sufficient to fulfill my own purposes without your help, quite able to achieve my own designs…”
How reassuring to know that no matter how difficult a situation appears to be to the mortal sense of things, the mortal sense of anything can never see beyond its own finite viewpoint, a viewpoint outside of the Allness of God. Within that viewpoint are all kinds of limitations, age, upbringing, education, race, economic resources, intelligence, etc., etc. God has a purpose for each and every one of his ideas and when we drop the false sense of a selfhood apart from Almighty God, one can begin to see that God is working His purpose out for each and everyone of us, and sees only infinity expressed. Thank you lesson writers for your powerful and inspiring lessons.