Weakness

 

“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 

and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 

so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 

1Corinthians 2:1-5

“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”

1Corinthians 15:58

When I sing it is with a weak voice 

When I write it is with a weak hand 

When I tell others about you it is with weak and trembling lips and a stuttering tongue. But you will teach me Your Way: to Rejoice in all my weakness - because only then can your strength be made perfect in it. 

“Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 

And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

2Corinthians 12:8-10

Written March 20, 2023