“My Power Is Made Perfect
In Weakness”
…or because of these
surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming
conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three
times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 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.
That is why, for Christ’s
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in
difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Paul was not the only one to have some sort of
physical limitation. We all do. God’s brings us near to help us. Our
limitations may be due to something we were born with or acquired later in
life.
Paul asked three times for his own thorn to be
removed. God wanted Paul to know his own limitations so Paul would call on God.
When we are weak in the body, we are strong in Christ.
One of the ironies of faith is that God often chooses
us to accomplish His most important tasks despite our imperfections, not
because of our speaking ability, looks or fitness for the task. When we find
our strength in Him, He can use us in ways we could never imagine.
God’s strength is best seen
in our weakness.
Our Daily Bread –