2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NIV) “To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me 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.”
Consider some of the character qualities of Jesus Christ-Comfort, Compassion, Faithfulness, Love, Victory, Hope, our Guide. When you sit down and really contemplate your existence and your accomplishments and failures, hopefully you will see that you are truly nothing without Christ.
His strength is made perfect in our weaknesses, our limitations and our failures. We are supposed to be weak because that is the way that God shows Himself and is glorified. We shouldn’t fight and deny our weaknesses, for through them we are given the opportunity for deepening our understanding of grace and developing our relationship with Him. Our weaknesses should drive us to total dependency on Christ.
What are your weaknesses and difficulties in life? Are you trying to fix all of your problems on your own, by your own earthly means? Does the stress and anxiety of life rest heavily upon your shoulders or is the power of Christ resting on you? Let Him be your all in all, not just your all when all is going well.
