The Power of Weakness

On By Charis PsalloIn Flowers, Photography
It's the Little Things
It’s the Little Things

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 of my weaknesses,

so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 

For the sake of Christ, then,

I am content with weaknesses,

insults,

hardships,

persecutions,

and calamities.

For when I am weak,

then I am strong.

(2 Corinthians 12:9,10)

“When I look at the clues that indicate the nature of Jesus – born in a barn, questionable parents, spotty ancestry, common name, misdirected announcement, unattractive looks, reared in a bad neighborhood, owning nothing, surrounding himself with unattractive co-workers, and dying a shameful death – I find his whole approach unable to fit into the methods that automatically come to mind when I think about “winning the world.” His whole approach could easily be described as nonthreatening or nonmanipulative. He seemed to lead with weakness in each step of life. He had nothing in the world and everything in God and the Spirit.”

― Gayle D. Erwin, The Jesus Style

5 thoughts on “The Power of Weakness”

    1. Thank you, Divine! I feel so honoured. I may get around to responding to this with the answers to questions and referrals and all, but my life requires a lot of flexibility right now. It’s exciting, but rather loosely organized. Bless you! May you you be filled with the deep deep joy of knowing Jesus loves you. He really, really loves you.

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  2. Gayle Erwin is one of my favorite authors. His summary of Jesus’ life threw me for a loop when I first read it. I was a religious person then, and did my best to avoid the Holy Trio!

    Thanks for sharing this today!
    \o/

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