The Thorn That Blesses
2 Corinthians 12:1-21
Key Verse 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.’
When we look at what many like to boast about today, or what many like to exalt in their life, it’s usually not in weaknesses. It’s not the unpleasant trials of life. It’s not in illness. It’s not people losing their jobs. It’s not in tough relationships. We like to exalt in our abilities, successes and achievements. But weaknesses don’t usually make the list. A watered down and false view of Christianity, is one in which Christians lose their weaknesses and hardships. That’s the view that seems … Read the rest