His Grace Is Sufficient

2 Corinthians 12:9
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.

As I sit here, staring blankly at my computer screen, I find myself engaged in conversation with God. "God, I don’t know why you have me doing this. I don’t know what I’m doing; I’m really not educated for this sort of thing, or skilled in any way that would make me the right choice for this job. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to share today." To which I feel Him reply, "That’s why I chose you. Because there is no way that anybody could see anything but My hand at work." And so He brings me to the verse you read above, and I start typing.

Feeling a little less than adequate? Have a problem? Tired? Spread too thin? Running out of patience? Stuck in a rut that just seems to be getting deeper? Whatever the problem, whatever the weakness, whatever the strain, or malady, or sin, or blackness, God intends to use that in our lives for His glory, to display His grace and power to us and to those around us.

What could be more glorious than an impossible situation that is declared a victory, not because of anything we did, but because we couldn’t, so God did? What is more amazing - an educated man doing what comes naturally, or a simple, uneducated fisherman, speaking with authority and power, and converting thousands?

So let’s go ahead, and boast in our weaknesses. Thrill at every way we fall short. Thank God for each and every thing we can’t possibly do. Because whatever weakness we’re facing today, we can find comfort in this - the God of the universe gave us each and every one so that His glory and power could be displayed in and through us. Amen!