“My grace is
sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” . . . 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: 9a-10 (NIV)
Over
the past few months, frustrations related to health and medical issues, anxieties
about my volunteer work and fears about the future began to mount. I felt like
I was in the midst of a spiritual battle because the onslaught from the enemy
seemed unrelenting.
Then,
early one morning during my Bible study time, it dawned on me: I was trying to do what only God can do. A
quick word search under “strength” yielded the necessary ammunition for the
fight ahead.
What
was missing in facing those difficulties was my reliance on God’s strength.
First Corinthians 1:25b tells us, “the weakness of God is stronger than man’s
strength.” God “gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak
. . . those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:29,
31a).
The
renewal of our strength to deal with life’s challenges is based upon our hope
in the Lord. When our hope is placed in God, rather than in people or in this
fallen world, we are made strong.
Paul
pleaded with the Lord to remove his thorn in the flesh, but God said, “My grace
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians
12:9a). Paul helps us understand that when we are weak, we are made strong by
the power of God.
Praise to You,
Father! The answers to the challenges we face in our lives are found in You and
in Your Word.
©
2015 Diane E. Hussey
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