Good morning all,
The word of the day is “empower.” The apostle Paul knew what
it meant to be both a person of power and a person of weakness. Can you imagine
the life that this guy led? He starts out as a prominent figure of power in
Jewish life, one which hates Christians. Then JC takes a hold of his heart and
he makes a complete 180° turnaround. You can envision how he felt in this
specific situation. He had some kind of thorn in his side, whether figuratively
or literally. And the crazy thing is, even though Paul was way close to God, he
still understood how weak he was.
“Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
~2 Cor. 12:9
My question is: when you think about weakness in your own
life, what comes to mind? I know that for a lot of you right now you are
experiencing physical or mental weakness of some kind because of all the hours
you put in to work, family, and everything else in your life. This is a great
reminder of our relationship with Christ. When you feel like you are so weak
that you just want to lay down and escape from the world through a simple nap
or a full on 36-hour sleep fest, I pray that you are reminded of your spiritual
weakness. This is nothing to be ashamed of. The apostle Paul tells us here that
when we are weak, Christ is amplified even more in our lives. So, take heart…
This is going to be a great rest of the week!!!
Praying for you,
mo
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