| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this passage from 2 Corinthians, Paul writes about how he accepts the Lord's decisions, even when He doesn't remove something that has caused pain. He knows that when he is weak, the Lord gives him strength. His infirmity has forced him to a new level of reliance on the Lord, and his weakness is a vessel for Christ's strength.
Have you ever despised your own weakness? I know that I have been frustrated with all sorts of things about myself and my surroundings at different times in my life. This seemed to prevent me from doing the work that I felt I was called to do. However, my perspective was wrong. I should have remembered that the Lord does not want us to focus on our own weaknesses, but instead His strength, which is more than sufficient for anything that we need in our lives.
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What does it mean to have strength in the Lord? It begins with understanding that we are not responsible for anything but ourselves. We do not have to judge our effectiveness by anything other than our obedience to Him; the results of our efforts are entirely up to God. Instead of having our identity in what we do, we can remember that we are His children … loved and accepted just as we are because Christ has covered us with His perfect righteousness.
When you feel weak or broken, remember that the Lord does not expect you to be strong. Instead, He desires that we call out to Him, embracing all that He is. We are not called to make ourselves strong and then come to the Lord. Instead, recognizing our weakness and utter dependence on the Lord for everything in our lives, we are called to seek after Him and His fullness, knowing that He will sustain us through every trial we face. He is our strength, a comfort to the weak.
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