“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.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
What do you think of when you hear the word “grace”? Any man or woman on the street might give a range of answers from “the way ballerinas move” to “what we say at the table before dinner. ” But the full concept of grace is so much more than our everyday understanding of the word. Grace encompasses our salvation and our relationship with God. It is at the heart of the gospel, and it touches all aspects of life.
J.I. Packer speaks of grace in light of weakness. In his book Weakness Is the Way (2013), he writes about grace filling the gap between our own abilities and Christ’s perfection. Whether we battle eye trouble (as some think the Apostle Paul may have), disease, money issues, or anxieties, we all are made strong in weakness through the amazing power of God’s grace. As sinners who cannot achieve our own salvation, grace is what makes us whole and pushes us forward.
Isn’t that an encouraging thought? As the Lord looks at our many weaknesses, He says that His grace is made perfect in the very thing that is far from perfect—me!
J.I. Packer speaks of grace in light of weakness. In his book Weakness Is the Way (2013), he writes about grace filling the gap between our own abilities and Christ’s perfection. Whether we battle eye trouble (as some think the Apostle Paul may have), disease, money issues, or anxieties, we all are made strong in weakness through the amazing power of God’s grace. As sinners who cannot achieve our own salvation, grace is what makes us whole and pushes us forward.
Isn’t that an encouraging thought? As the Lord looks at our many weaknesses, He says that His grace is made perfect in the very thing that is far from perfect—me!
Scripture Focus
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Insight
If you boast about anything in life or death, boast in the perfect, life-giving grace that can come only from Jesus Christ.
Bible In A Year
- Numbers 8-9
- Psalm 65
- John 6
