
2 Cor. 12:9 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, knew the secret of strength through weakness. Complimented once by a friend on the impact of the mission, Hudson answered, “It seemed to me that God looked over the whole world to find a man who was weak enough to do His work, and when He at last found me, He said, ‘He is weak enough – he’ll do.’ All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His being with them.”
So are you experiencing weakness? Is something out of your control? It shouldn’t surprise us when we are made weak. In the Kingdom of God, going down is the way up. So it shouldn’t surprise us when we see our weakness or are brought down into the place of weakness. It is the environment where faith thrives.
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