Woah. Something else just popped out at me about this verse (the 2 Corinthians one).
Yes, it is about God's grace working through our weaknesses. But when we look at it in the context of prayer, Paul specifically asked for something and God clearly said "No". And so with that, Paul then took that No and made it something incredible – boasting about his weakness so that God would be brought glory.
How easily do we accept a "No" as an answer to prayer?
I love the wording of 2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness". There is this reliance…without this grace, without the ability to go towards Him in prayer, we are weak. Yet, through weakness we are made stronger because we put our faith in the Lord. Simply beautiful!
While in my trial it seized to amaze me how God's power WAS made perfect many times during my weakest moments. Now that I am coming out of my trial I can appreciate how God met me & upheld me on days I didn't think I could face. In order to experience the mighty power of Christ, I needed to be in the mighty lows of life. I have come to see thorns as a blessing as without them, we wouldn't need God to sustain us.
I think these were the easiest scripture to understand compared to the others but I had such a hard time concentrating on them.
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. 2 Corinthians 12:9
I reread this verse a few times with what we are going through.
Woah. Something else just popped out at me about this verse (the 2 Corinthians one).
Yes, it is about God's grace working through our weaknesses. But when we look at it in the context of prayer, Paul specifically asked for something and God clearly said "No". And so with that, Paul then took that No and made it something incredible – boasting about his weakness so that God would be brought glory.
How easily do we accept a "No" as an answer to prayer?
I love the wording of 2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness". There is this reliance…without this grace, without the ability to go towards Him in prayer, we are weak. Yet, through weakness we are made stronger because we put our faith in the Lord. Simply beautiful!
While in my trial it seized to amaze me how God's power WAS made perfect many times during my weakest moments. Now that I am coming out of my trial I can appreciate how God met me & upheld me on days I didn't think I could face. In order to experience the mighty power of Christ, I needed to be in the mighty lows of life. I have come to see thorns as a blessing as without them, we wouldn't need God to sustain us.
I think these were the easiest scripture to understand compared to the others but I had such a hard time concentrating on them.
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. 2 Corinthians 12:9
I reread this verse a few times with what we are going through.
Today coincides perfectly with Soul Detox #14… Wow.