Kingdom Strength
“For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Cor. 12:10
Strength and power is
perfected in weakness. This is one of
paradoxes of truth. Paul writes that
three times he asked for the thorn in his flesh to be removed. The Lord’s response was that His strength was
made perfect in weakness. It is like
saying that surrender is victory. The
confession of our reliance and sheer dependence upon God is the admission of
our weakness and need for Him; Him and all He has to offer us.
Jesus is, of course, our
perfect example. 2 Cor. 13:4 states,
“though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God.” Imagine how it must have looked to the crowd
as Jesus went to the cross. Weakness,
humiliation, defeat – these are not the signs of a Messiah. Look again at the cross. Strength and power is perfected in
weakness. A veil was torn, graves flung
open, and a new creation began. It
commenced in the moment of weakness.
The crucifixion became the
glorification. Weakness was turned to
strength. Paul writes, “For we are also
weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.” 2 Cor. 13:4.
We come with our flaws, our limitations, our weaknesses. The Lord is our strength.
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