The Weak and The Strong

     When we first come to Christ, we may be filled with a bitterness about our past, with the pride at what we have accomplished, with a sense of our won abilities to gain wealth or power and with our own strength. And as we step to the foot of the cross and witness the agonizing death of Jesus in our place, we bow to His abundant love and sacrifice and give Him our lives. Our new reality speaks to us. We are nothing without Him.

     In that instant we feel the sweetness of His love, gain the riches of the kingdom of heaven and become humble and poor in spirit, recognizing our deep and continual need for a Savior. Today we take another step into the upside-down and inside-out world of Christianity, as Christ works around, through, and with our weaknesses to show His strength.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise and chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.  ! Corinthians 1:27

    God will use the parts of you that are most vulnerable, the attributes you would view as weak and show just who He is. The apostle Paul had what he called, “a thorn in the flesh.” He asked God to take it away three times and God said, “No.” Why?

     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

     His power is made perfect in our weakness. We can boast when He uses us because we boast in Him. It is only because of Him. Give Him those parts of yourself that would appear weak to the world and watch how He uses them!

Dear Jesus,

Take our vulnerabilities, our disabilities, our awkwardness, our lack of confidence, the very parts of us that appear most weak and shine Your strength on them all. Let our confidence be in You and Your powerful strength. Use us in mighty ways.

Amen