In today's episode, I'm tackling one of the New Testament's most well known verses: "“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness...for when I am weak then I am strong." But what is rarely talked about is Paul's response to the Lord's revelation that the thorn in his flesh is for the Lord's glory.
There is power available from Jesus to endure the sufferings and afflictions of this life. Paul makes the conscious decision to boast in the weakness of his body so that he can know the power of Jesus resting on him. The Lord isn't cruel in what He appoints, but desires for us to know the beauty of dependence on Him, that His power, mercy, goodness, love, and joy can be manifest within us. This isn't a fleshy optimism, but a choice to trust the Lord and His desire for us to know Him, be sanctified, and grow in our faith.
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