2 Corinthians 12:8-9; Strength Made Perfect in Weakness
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
The Christian life finds its fulfilment in our dependance upon Christ. And God’s way of activating that sense of dependence in our lives has been through our weaknesses. It is in our weakness that we realize our lack and need. And we are brought to realize the reality our inadequacy. It brings us to a sober state of vulnerability. In the Apostle Paul’s experience of life with God, it has always been in those moments of weakness and his heart made tender to incline upon his God that he experienced sufficiency.
His strength was made perfect in his weakness because God’s power met him in those times of weaknesses. In the Acts of the Apostles is recorded many instances when the Apostle Paul was at his wit’s end that Christ came to him to assure him that he is not alone in his mission for his Lord.