Each
Time He Said,
“My
Grace Is All You Need.
My
Power Works Best In Weakness.”
Scripture
2
Corinthians 12
7 even
though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to
keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a
messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.
Observation
God
did some wonderful miraculous things in and through the life of the
Apostle Paul. It would have been real easy for the Apostle Paul to
think that he was really something; easily Paul could have thought
that he was God's special gift to those around him, but God gave him
a thorn in his flesh to keep him humble.
It
was some physical ailment to keep him humble and to keep him
dependent on God's strength.
I
also live with a thorn in my flesh and maybe you do too. For me not a
day goes by that I don't realize and feel the discomfort and weakness
of that thorn. It is a reminder to me, just like it was in the life
of the Apostle Paul, and maybe like it is in your life too, that
God's grace is all that I need. God's power works best in weakness.”
My
damaged heart is my thorn in the flesh. It keeps me very dependent on
the Lord and His strength.
So
what are you struggling with?
Why
not look at that thorn from God's point of view, “My grace is all
you need. My power works best in weakness.”
Application
I
will look at the thorn in my flesh from God's perspective. How about
you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that this tent that you gave me to live in while I am
here on this earth is not going to last forever. It is already pretty
worn out! Thank You for showing me that You are enough and that Your
grace is all I need and that Your power works best in weakness. So
when I am weak then You are strong. Help me not to complain about my
limitations. Just show me what I am still able to do for You. Help me
to finish well. I pray for others who are way sicker than I am. Give
them strength Lord. Heal their bodies. Show them Your power. Use them
for Your glory. Help them to be Your witnesses to all of those around
them!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 13; 1 Chronicles 2,3; 2 Corinthians 12
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