Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Weakness

Friday 8 May 2020

Weakness

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness"
2 Corinthians 12:9. NKJV

God sent one solitary man to bring the children of Israel out of bondage. He didn't send an army. He sent one man to deliver mankind from eternal darkness - Jesus. It was an impossible task for Moses, this is why he wriggled to try and get out of it. It must have seemed an impossible task to save mankind from distinction; but Jesus knew that He could do it, because His Father had told Him so.

Sometimes, we face the most awful of challenges, something so enormous that it doesn't appear achievable. Yet, when we are in a helpless situation, one in which there is no way out, as we call on Jesus, He takes delight in helping us.

Joel 3:10 says, 'Let the weak say I am strong,' because this is what happens when we call on the Lord. In our weakness, His grace is all we need. He provides a way through the situation and it can leave you amazed at the outcome.

Charles F Stanley says:-

'Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness, carries the greatest potential for your personal success and victory.'

Just think about this statement for a moment; when we are willing to say to Jesus, 'I can't do this, I really need Your help,' then this is the time that He sees our weakness, knows we have acknowledged it as such and is blessed that we are relying on His strength to help us through.

Proverbs 16:3 says, 'Commit your works to the LORD and your thoughts will be established.' In other words, as you give it to God, you will be successful. The word, 'Commit,' here is a Hebrew word meaning 'roll'. The idea being, we roll our burdens over to God. It is a picture of a ladened camel, who on reaching its destination, kneels down and rolls the load off its back.

In the world, to be weak is a stigma especially to certain men. However, to paraphrase the Apostle Paul's words, 'I don't mind being weak, because when I am this way, then in Jesus, I am strong. And so are you!

Copyright 2020 Grahame Howard