2 Corinthians 12:9 – 9But 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.
Paul lets us know that when we are strong and macho in ourselves, Christ has a hard time working with that.
Why? Because we’re dealing with a problem of humility, selfishness, and a me, not He attitude.
We have pride as humans. I got this Lord. I’ve got this all handled and figured out. I don’t have to bother you with this because I am the Man (or Woman if you’re female)!
God didn’t make you to act alone for yourself and by yourself. He wants to be hooked into you as your Father. Jesus realizes that without Him, you’re a mess. In this case He didn’t want Paul to become conceited.
So with that how can we be of service best to the Kingdom of God?
In weakness!
We need to die to ourselves, our wants, our desires. If they’re ours instead of the Lords, the ideas are nothing but sin and temporary dead ends anyway.
His power is perfect in our weakness. Wow can I vouch for that. Not only what I have experienced in my own life, but what I see in others. Oh yeah, be observant. It can save you a lot of heartache and save you a lot of time on not having to make the same mistakes.
How does someone end up as a missionary and trying to reach people while living in harsh conditions to where most people wouldn’t even think of attending? Their love for the Lord. The pushing aside of their lives because of their love for Jesus and because they want others to know Him also.
We got it backwards in life. We think the guy who makes millions and dares to be rich should be admired and the guy who chooses to live in a third world country and forgo the American Dream has a screw loose. You think God looks at it that way?
When we die, is anything else but what God thinks or cares about going to matter?
Today we need to submit, so He can become strong in our lives!
That requires us to do what He wants and not what we want.