The Power Of Weakness
Now that's a strange concept isn't it, the power of weakness. But what comes to mind is this:
Second Corinthians 12:9,10:
And He (Jesus) said to me (Paul), “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
We also read in Scripture this:
First Corinthians 2:3-5:
I (Paul) was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive/enticing words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
that your faith should not be/rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Now, if we look to Jesus Christ as an example here, we see the perfect example of weakness on the cross. You know He didn't want to die here like this, but He submitted to Father God. And what a victory it was, since it totally broke the power of Satan over us. That's called the power of the cross. It's the power of weakness.
But Jesus didn't always act in a weak manner, did He. When He drove the money changers out of the Temple, He was not acting weakly. So, is this being inconsistent? Yes. Well, what was the controlling factor in His life?
John 5:19:
Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.
And similarly, John 12:49:
For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.
So we see Jesus was completely and continually filled with, baptized in, and led by the Holy Spirit. And we can be, too. I want to be, every day.
Hallelujah! Jesus!!
Larry Carroll
