Weakness Equals Strength

Imagine that you are on a team that has to answer a variety of questions before the other team answers. You have control of the buzzer. Every question that is asked, you buzz in quickly but then proceed to give the wrong answer. You have someone that is very bright on your team that has known every answer so far, but you have been so wrapped up in what people think of you that it never dawned on you to seek the direction of your teammate. Even though you could have easily won the whole tournament, you end up in last place because you couldn’t accept the help of others. Now let’s translate this parable to what God desires to do. God has the answers and everything that we need, but our own selfish desire and prideful strength doesn’t leave much room for God. The end result is that we stumble and fall further than if we had simply humbled ourselves in the first place. Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 12, “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.” You see, it is when I finally realize that I can’t do it, that I lean on Jesus, who grants us His strength. Paul went on to say, “When I am weak, then I am strong”. We like to rely on ourselves, even though we have proven to be a bad investment instead of entrusting ourselves to the One that knows all things. Why do we find it so hard to trust God and submit to Him. In the southeast, when there is even mention of a snowstorm, people buy bread, milk, eggs etc., leaving the shelves bare. Coincidentally, when we speak of the end times, there is silence and inaction. In light of eternity, which one should get the greater response? The Apostle Paul was a man, zealous for the Lord and yet it wasn’t until Paul was humbled on the road to Damascus that he walks in the strength of the Lord. Jacob cheats his brother out of his birthright and inheritance and then runs for his life. If he had not humbled himself before the Lord, he never would have returned to receive what was rightfully his. Have you desired to serve God, but it just seems like your wheels are spinning? Seek God and His will. Holy Spirit, I want to serve You faithfully, but I know that I cannot do it alone. Help me to readily entrust my life into Your hands. Amen