The Power of Weakness
1 Corinthians 2.3 observes, I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling.
Weakness is a despised attribute in the world even among Christians. We try and pretend its not something God honors but it is.
We turn this godly virtue on its head when we quote the Bible’s promise, ‘when we are weak then we are strong.’ We like that ending strong part pretending we are never really weak. But the verse really means when we are really weak that’s when we are really strong in the eyes of God not man.
The problem is our God models for us weakness and humility over and over but we try and try to ignore it. (more…)
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February 15, 2016