“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
We all feel weak from time to time. When we do, we must remember the promise we have in Christ. Read on and be encouraged today, especially if this message finds you in a season of weariness and weakness, because weakness is strength for those who are in the Lord.
Christians know about the incomparable, supernatural strength of Almighty God. Our God is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. He spoke everything into existence, and if He withdrew His hand at any moment in time, everything would cease to exist. But do you know when God’s strength is demonstrated most vividly and effectively in our personal lives? That happens when His strength intersects with our weakness.
Our human frailty has been a fact of life from the moment sin entered into our humanity when Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden. Because of their sin, we all receive the wages of sin – death – and we are all dying at the rate of sixty minutes an hour. Sometimes our weakness presents itself in our distress and difficulties; at other times it appears in our struggles and sorrows; at still others our weakness rears its malignant head in our insecurities and iniquity. However, regardless of the challenges we are facing, we have the Source of supernatural strength to rely on and rest in. When we are weak, He is strong.
Here is a very important point to remember: The promise of His strength in our weakness does not mean God will remove the source of our struggle. Jesus promised that we will have trials, troubles, and tribulation in this world. But He also promised that He has overcome this world, which means we have a power at work within us that is greater than any power that can come against us. Often, rather than removing the storm, Jesus strengthens us in the middle of it. That way, when we emerge on the other side of of the trial, we are more conformed to His image than we were before.
Are you facing any storm winds today? How would you describe the witness of your weakness? Now, there is certainly nothing wrong with praying for God to remove the storm. Paul prayed three times that God would remove his “thorn.” But when God does not remove our difficulty, we can trust that the storm has been delivered to help us decrease and for Jesus to increase. This is the process of sanctification – where God is bringing us to the end of ourselves and making us more and more like Jesus as we continue through this life.
Christian, let your heart be filled with hope, regardless of the storms you are facing, because you can rest in the promise of God: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in [your] weakness.” Thank you, Lord!
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 