“HIKANOTĒS”

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” (2 Corinthians 3:5)

Hikanotēs is derived from the Greek word hikanos, meaning sufficient, competent, or qualified.

Sufficiency is a fundamental concept in Christian faith, rooted in the understanding that all ability, competence, and qualification come from God.

This word appears in 2 Corinthians 3:5, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.”

The idea of divine sufficiency permeates Scripture, emphasizing that a Christian’s ability is God-given.

Another passage reinforcing this truth is 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”

Here, the word “sufficiency” comes from autarkeia, meaning self-sufficiency—not in isolation from God but as a state of being fully resourced by Him.

This aligns with Hikanotēs, further emphasizing that God has made Christians completely adequate for their calling and purpose.

Hikanotēs is that divine competence that supersedes human limitations. Many individuals struggle with self-doubt, believing that their skills, intelligence, or resources are insufficient for the tasks before them.

However, Christian sufficiency does not originate from personal effort but from God’s supernatural enablement.

Live daily with the consciousness of Hikanotēs—because your sufficiency is of God!