2 Corinthians 12:9
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.
This is a tough lesson to absorb. In reality, however, we are always struggling with our weaknesses; and there is always a reason and an opportunity to find God’s grace in our lives and to be thankful. In addition, God knows we are imperfect, and still He gives us all that we need. He chose imperfect people to spread his good news, and continues to do so. We are all recipients of this good grace.
Holy Lord, thank you for upholding me with your grace. I certainly know I do not deserve all that I have been given by you. Help me to continue forward, doing the right thing. Amen
Becky, transforming
2 Corinthians 12:9
Whatever our weaknesses are—sin, addiction, or immorality—when we accept God’s grace, it shows others the power of that Grace and the power of the God who gives it. Here is a God who can work and love through the most imperfect of us.
Prayer: Gracious God, how wonderful that we don’t need to be perfect for you to see our worth. Amen
Thursday, August 22; 2024
2 Corinthians 12:9
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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
When I make mistakes in certain areas of my life, I say a breath prayer to God and let the Holy Spirit guide me. I am learning to give God everything that I am and especially everything that I am not, he will give me everything he is and has. Not a hard lesson to learn, just remember to trust and obey.. Our lives are about what we can do, but mostly what…
2 Corinthians 12:9
“My grace is sufficient.” When faced with obstacles, whether they be external or directly as a result of my personal limitations, Paul reminds me that overcoming even the smallest of them is not by my own power. My weakness is the stage on which God’s power is made manifest. I recently heard an interview of a father of a child with cancer during the Jimmy Fund drive on a Red Sox broadcast. He described all that they had experienced as a family and said, “People ask all the time, ‘How did you get through this?’ and I always say, ‘I don’t know. You just get up every day and do what you need to do.’” I hope…