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I reflected on the passage from Acts 19 and thought this would be an appropriate video to get us started off today.
Here's the question and answer from yesterday:
In Psalm 29, what one word appears in 10 of the 11 verses? (Hint: not “the”!)
"Lord"
And here's the question of the day:
Fri, Mar 6: Which leader of one of the 12 tribes of Israel owned the staff which “budded, blossomed and produced almonds?” (Num 17)
And here's the reflection of the day:
In today's passage of Acts, we see another misuse of power. The life-changing power of the gospel--the power that Paul had--is not magic. It is not magic or sorcery. God's power is not a commodity for Paul to dispense in order to manipulate human life. Instead, it is a mark of his spiritual authority, given to Paul, by God. Paul's uses this power on his missionary journeys in order to show that power comes not from ourselves but is given by God.
As Christians, who are prone to talking about our faith, we must be careful when we speak of God's power, particularly related to healing and wholeness. God's power is determined by our dependence on Jesus, not on ourselves. God gives his power to us in order to serve God's purposes, not our own.
Paul did all he could to teach that the power to heal came from God, not from him. Without proper teaching, the passing around of handkerchiefs and aprons that touched him can sound a lot like superstition. And it certainly seems that the seven sons of Sceva were possibly misusing God's power in their attempts at healing.
And some people seem to have learned their lesson, as scrolls of sorcery were destroyed and confessions of "evil deeds" were made public. Paul must have been doing something right because people were beginning to confess their sin and "the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power."
Can you say the same about your church or yourself? Are we doing a good job about teaching the source of power or do people in our congregations think of, say, baptism or communion, as lucky charms?
Have a great day!
Allison
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Misunderstanding of Power
What a gloomy day it is. Fridays should have lots of sunshine, don't you think? Maybe the gloominess will help the work day go faster. More time doing work and less time wistfully staring out the window at sunshine, right?
Here's the question and answer from yesterday:
Thurs, Feb. 26- What happened to Paul in Lystra?
Acts 14:19, “They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.”
And here's the question of the day:
Fri, Feb. 27- Who was appointed to priests?
And here's the reflection of the day:
Today's reading from Acts 14 is all about power, specifically God's power. But we also see how power can be misused and misunderstood.
Paul and Barnabas are minding their own business, doing their preaching and teaching and healing as usual. They heal a man who was a cripple from birth, just like the disciples have healed many others along the way, but this time it's a little different. Generally speaking, the crowds typically misunderstand God's power, but they take the misunderstanding to a new level in this passage.
It's a new level because the crowd misunderstands their power and believes they are gods. Specifically, the crowd thinks Barnabas is Zeus and Paul is Hermes. And those who were worshipers of Zeus coming rushing out from their temple to offer sacrifices to Barnabas.
It would make for a good comedic scene from a movie, don't you think? Maybe something along the lines of a Monty Python movie?
But Barnabas and Paul are not amused. They are not gods--they are "do-ers and be-ers" of the Word, and it is GOD's power working through them. This is God's power which has been working for the good of humanity since the beginning of time. Though they try to explain the situation, the crowd doesn't listen. Preparations for sacrifice to them continue.
Power, even power for good, can be easily misunderstood. Power is likely to be misunderstood and even misused. The believers--both Jewish and Gentile--may improperly believe that God's power is actually magic. These unbelievable healings, done through Christ's power by the disciples, were sure to draw a crowd; and the crowd is sure to be paying more attention to the miracle and NOT to the accompanying explanation.
People easily confuse those who act for God as God. Those who preach and teach and heal are always in danger of people assuming THEY are the source of the power.
We all have "heroes of the faith"--mature Christians who taught us and challenged us and influence our walk with God. It is tempting for us to put THEM in God's place, to value their opinion more than God's. It is easy (and common) to put a favorite Sunday School teacher or pastor or youth group leader up on a pedestal.
But to give them credit for the differences they make in our lives is to take credit AWAY from God, just as giving the disciples the credit for the healing is to misunderstand God's power. We are all called to be instruments of God, to be a bearer of God's Word and God's power. And as we carry that power, we must each be careful to give God the credit, to pass the glory along to Him.
Remember to take your umbrella!
Allison
Here's the question and answer from yesterday:
Thurs, Feb. 26- What happened to Paul in Lystra?
Acts 14:19, “They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.”
And here's the question of the day:
Fri, Feb. 27- Who was appointed to priests?
And here's the reflection of the day:
Today's reading from Acts 14 is all about power, specifically God's power. But we also see how power can be misused and misunderstood.
Paul and Barnabas are minding their own business, doing their preaching and teaching and healing as usual. They heal a man who was a cripple from birth, just like the disciples have healed many others along the way, but this time it's a little different. Generally speaking, the crowds typically misunderstand God's power, but they take the misunderstanding to a new level in this passage.
It's a new level because the crowd misunderstands their power and believes they are gods. Specifically, the crowd thinks Barnabas is Zeus and Paul is Hermes. And those who were worshipers of Zeus coming rushing out from their temple to offer sacrifices to Barnabas.
It would make for a good comedic scene from a movie, don't you think? Maybe something along the lines of a Monty Python movie?
But Barnabas and Paul are not amused. They are not gods--they are "do-ers and be-ers" of the Word, and it is GOD's power working through them. This is God's power which has been working for the good of humanity since the beginning of time. Though they try to explain the situation, the crowd doesn't listen. Preparations for sacrifice to them continue.
Power, even power for good, can be easily misunderstood. Power is likely to be misunderstood and even misused. The believers--both Jewish and Gentile--may improperly believe that God's power is actually magic. These unbelievable healings, done through Christ's power by the disciples, were sure to draw a crowd; and the crowd is sure to be paying more attention to the miracle and NOT to the accompanying explanation.
People easily confuse those who act for God as God. Those who preach and teach and heal are always in danger of people assuming THEY are the source of the power.
We all have "heroes of the faith"--mature Christians who taught us and challenged us and influence our walk with God. It is tempting for us to put THEM in God's place, to value their opinion more than God's. It is easy (and common) to put a favorite Sunday School teacher or pastor or youth group leader up on a pedestal.
But to give them credit for the differences they make in our lives is to take credit AWAY from God, just as giving the disciples the credit for the healing is to misunderstand God's power. We are all called to be instruments of God, to be a bearer of God's Word and God's power. And as we carry that power, we must each be careful to give God the credit, to pass the glory along to Him.
Remember to take your umbrella!
Allison
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Blowin' in the Wind Edition
Batten down your hatches! I'm glad Rocky and I got our (deliciously muddy) romp in the woods done yesterday afternoon. We both might blow away today! By the way, has anyone seen a green AC unit cover flying around? If so, send me an email. Mine is "blowin' in the wind." Speaking of which. . .
Here's the question and answer from yesterday:
Weds, Feb. 11- What would happen to the Israelites if they worked on the seventh day?
Exodus 35:2, “For six days, work is done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of Sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.”
And here's the question of the day:
Thurs, Feb. 12- What did the lame beggar ask of Peter and John? What did the lame beggar receive instead?
And here's the reflection of the day:
Congratulations to all those who have been wading through the last 13 chapters of Exodus--two more chapters tomorrrow and you're done with it! It's a little repititious, I know. My sermon on Sunday is going to paint the BIG PICTURE for you about the tabernacle and why it's so important. So if you're still wondering why, hopefully you'll be in worship on Sunday. If not, I'll be sure to post the sermon. I hope it helps!
As we find ourselves at the end of Exodus, so too we find ourselves at the beginning of Acts. Here is the beginning of the church and the initial way the first church sought to live out the gospel: preaching and teaching, fellowship, sharing communion, and praying together.
The first two chapters of Acts tells us about Pentecost and its effect on the people. Spiritual experiences--like Pentecost--seem to come and go quickly. We are not used to seeing spirituality on a long term basis. But that is what Acts seeks to do: provide a vision of the ongoing embodiment of the gospel, not just gospel in fits and starts.
In Acts three, the gospel has moved from the crowds to the temple--the heart of worship--"where the gospel would do its work and encounter opposition" (Willimon, Acts, p 43). The disciples are preaching the gospel as the fulfilment of God's promises to the people of Israel. (We will see how the Jews react to the gospel a little later on.)
Willimon tells us that the gospel is the power of God which creates healing, astonishment, or anger, depending on the situation. In Acts 3, which we read today, the power of the gospel has created both healing and astonishment.
Peter and John, being faithful Jews, go up to the temple at the time of prayer when they stumble on a man who was lame from birth begging at the temple gate. Willimon writes, "The path toward significant prayer is a way that goes straight through, not around, human misery" (p 44).
The lame beggar has no way to supprt himself, instead relying on the crumbs thrown to him from others. He can't even make eye contact with the disciples. I'm going to make a little interpretive leap here and suggest that he was probably so beaten down by the circumstances of his life, that he can't even imagine asking for healing--not from God or from the disciples. He asks only for alms, but he receives physical and spiritual wholeness.
This is where the gospel goes; this is what the gospel does. Church isn't so much about handing out money to people in need; it's about pointing out the wholeness in Jesus Christ that God offers to everyone. The path to significant prayer--to significant ministry and mission and kingdom building--is through human misery and hopelessness and defeat. Human misery is like a magnet for the gospel; Jesus came to seek out the least and the lost. That is where Jesus is and where the church should be too.
Where do you see human misery? Can you see the gospel at work there? Is God calling you to be a part of it?
Allison
Here's the question and answer from yesterday:
Weds, Feb. 11- What would happen to the Israelites if they worked on the seventh day?
Exodus 35:2, “For six days, work is done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of Sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.”
And here's the question of the day:
Thurs, Feb. 12- What did the lame beggar ask of Peter and John? What did the lame beggar receive instead?
And here's the reflection of the day:
Congratulations to all those who have been wading through the last 13 chapters of Exodus--two more chapters tomorrrow and you're done with it! It's a little repititious, I know. My sermon on Sunday is going to paint the BIG PICTURE for you about the tabernacle and why it's so important. So if you're still wondering why, hopefully you'll be in worship on Sunday. If not, I'll be sure to post the sermon. I hope it helps!
As we find ourselves at the end of Exodus, so too we find ourselves at the beginning of Acts. Here is the beginning of the church and the initial way the first church sought to live out the gospel: preaching and teaching, fellowship, sharing communion, and praying together.
The first two chapters of Acts tells us about Pentecost and its effect on the people. Spiritual experiences--like Pentecost--seem to come and go quickly. We are not used to seeing spirituality on a long term basis. But that is what Acts seeks to do: provide a vision of the ongoing embodiment of the gospel, not just gospel in fits and starts.
In Acts three, the gospel has moved from the crowds to the temple--the heart of worship--"where the gospel would do its work and encounter opposition" (Willimon, Acts, p 43). The disciples are preaching the gospel as the fulfilment of God's promises to the people of Israel. (We will see how the Jews react to the gospel a little later on.)
Willimon tells us that the gospel is the power of God which creates healing, astonishment, or anger, depending on the situation. In Acts 3, which we read today, the power of the gospel has created both healing and astonishment.
Peter and John, being faithful Jews, go up to the temple at the time of prayer when they stumble on a man who was lame from birth begging at the temple gate. Willimon writes, "The path toward significant prayer is a way that goes straight through, not around, human misery" (p 44).
The lame beggar has no way to supprt himself, instead relying on the crumbs thrown to him from others. He can't even make eye contact with the disciples. I'm going to make a little interpretive leap here and suggest that he was probably so beaten down by the circumstances of his life, that he can't even imagine asking for healing--not from God or from the disciples. He asks only for alms, but he receives physical and spiritual wholeness.
This is where the gospel goes; this is what the gospel does. Church isn't so much about handing out money to people in need; it's about pointing out the wholeness in Jesus Christ that God offers to everyone. The path to significant prayer--to significant ministry and mission and kingdom building--is through human misery and hopelessness and defeat. Human misery is like a magnet for the gospel; Jesus came to seek out the least and the lost. That is where Jesus is and where the church should be too.
Where do you see human misery? Can you see the gospel at work there? Is God calling you to be a part of it?
Allison
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Congratulations!
You did it! You made it through a week of readings, more or less! I've heard from some of you who are ahead of the game and some who have a little catching up to do and some of you who are right on schedule. No matter where you are in the schedule, congratulations! You are well on your way to developing what I think is a habit of a highly effective Christian!
So, here's yesterday's question and answer:
Wed, Jan. 7: What 5 animals does Abram use in the covenant with God? (Gen 15)
Genesis 15:9 9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
And here's today's question:
Thurs, Jan. 8: How does Matthew tell us that we are to pray? (Matt 6)
And here's today's reflection:
What's in a Name?
Genesis 16:13-14 3 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." 14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
I think names are interesting and come with a lot of power. A good name can take you places, but if you get a dud, it's a curse for the rest of your life. I have friend who is expecting her first baby and she and her husband have been keeping a blog and posting pictures of her belly as it grows ever bigger. On the side of their blog they have posted a poll about whether it's a good idea to give their son a name that would make his initials "C.O.W." See what I mean about names being both interesting and powerful? They have the power to make or break his entire life in one little decision like a name. (Well, maybe I'm exaggerating, but you get the picture.)
When I think about names changes in the Bible, one of the first to spring to mind is Abram and Sarai in Genesis 17. But you've probably heard a million sermons on this topic, and besides, I'm looking for things I didn't notice previously. So my eyes wandered back up to Genesis 16 to the end of the angel of the Lord's conversation with Hagar, Sarai's servant who ran away after she became pregnant by Abram.
Hagar was running away because Sarai was jealous that Hagar was pregnant. And she began to treat her very badly. Hagar thought she only had one option--to run. So off she runs to the desert and stops near a spring. The angel of the Lord comes to her and reassures her. Now, we don't read anything about her crying out to the Lord in anger or despair. We don't read anything about her praying feverishly (though it doesn't mean she didn't!).
Whether she prayed or not, God SAW her in her distress and sent an angel to her. God SAW the pain she was in and acted. Even when she thought no one else was paying attention and that no one really cared what happened to her, God SAW what she was going through. Though she might have thought she was completely alone, God SAW everything.
So, Hagar names the spring (or well) "Beer Lahai Roi." Names are especially important in the Bibles; so much meaning is attached to them. Names are for more than keeping track of lineage. Names are for marking special occasions. I wish I had thought of this. There are many places in my life that I would like to go back and rename because of something that happened there. Places like "first place I understood what the crucifixion was all about" or "place where I first prayed out loud" or "place where I first felt God's presence." What are some places you would rename?
Have a great day!
Allison
So, here's yesterday's question and answer:
Wed, Jan. 7: What 5 animals does Abram use in the covenant with God? (Gen 15)
Genesis 15:9 9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon."
And here's today's question:
Thurs, Jan. 8: How does Matthew tell us that we are to pray? (Matt 6)
And here's today's reflection:
What's in a Name?
Genesis 16:13-14 3 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." 14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.
I think names are interesting and come with a lot of power. A good name can take you places, but if you get a dud, it's a curse for the rest of your life. I have friend who is expecting her first baby and she and her husband have been keeping a blog and posting pictures of her belly as it grows ever bigger. On the side of their blog they have posted a poll about whether it's a good idea to give their son a name that would make his initials "C.O.W." See what I mean about names being both interesting and powerful? They have the power to make or break his entire life in one little decision like a name. (Well, maybe I'm exaggerating, but you get the picture.)
When I think about names changes in the Bible, one of the first to spring to mind is Abram and Sarai in Genesis 17. But you've probably heard a million sermons on this topic, and besides, I'm looking for things I didn't notice previously. So my eyes wandered back up to Genesis 16 to the end of the angel of the Lord's conversation with Hagar, Sarai's servant who ran away after she became pregnant by Abram.
Hagar was running away because Sarai was jealous that Hagar was pregnant. And she began to treat her very badly. Hagar thought she only had one option--to run. So off she runs to the desert and stops near a spring. The angel of the Lord comes to her and reassures her. Now, we don't read anything about her crying out to the Lord in anger or despair. We don't read anything about her praying feverishly (though it doesn't mean she didn't!).
Whether she prayed or not, God SAW her in her distress and sent an angel to her. God SAW the pain she was in and acted. Even when she thought no one else was paying attention and that no one really cared what happened to her, God SAW what she was going through. Though she might have thought she was completely alone, God SAW everything.
So, Hagar names the spring (or well) "Beer Lahai Roi." Names are especially important in the Bibles; so much meaning is attached to them. Names are for more than keeping track of lineage. Names are for marking special occasions. I wish I had thought of this. There are many places in my life that I would like to go back and rename because of something that happened there. Places like "first place I understood what the crucifixion was all about" or "place where I first prayed out loud" or "place where I first felt God's presence." What are some places you would rename?
Have a great day!
Allison
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Getting Down to Business
Good morning! Let's get down to business!
Today's question of the day:
Tues, Jan. 6: Fill in the blanks: “You are the _____ of the earth. . . . You are the _____ of the world.” (Matt 5) (Bonus--this the Bible Study text for tomorrow!)
And here's yesterday's question and answer:
Mon, Jan. 5: What does the rainbow after the flood symbolize? (Gen 9)
Genesis 9:12-16 12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
And here's today's reflection. . .
Thou Shalt Not Lie
Genesis 12:11-13 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."
If the only thing you knew about Abram was from the second half of Gen. 12, you'd think he was shallow, insecure, and cowardly. Not exactly the great hero of the faith we usually think of him as, right? He and Sarai conspire to lie to the government about being married; then she is "drafted" into serve for the Pharaoh, and Abram is well-taken care of by the Pharaoh because he is her "brother." They lie, thinking they are doing the the right thing--protecting themselves.
Now you know how the story ends--God afflicts the Pharaoh who figures out what's going on and he kicks them out. You'd think Abram and Sarai would learn their lessons, right? Well, I don't want to spoil your reading for Gen. 20, but let's just say this isn't the last time they lie to the governement.
Now, I could reflect a little on the role of faith in our daily living, since Abram and Sarai had just begun their great journey of faith. I could probably even come up with a good little reflection on sexual ethics, based on what Sarai ended up doing because of their decision. Instead, I found this little reflection about lies that I think is right on the mark.
"I was raised to keep all the family secrets and present myself in such a way that people would be either envious or approving. But keeping up a façade like that takes so much energy.
"When my friend Pammy was going through chemotherapy, and I asked her if the dress I was wearing made me look fat, I was making a fuss about the dumbest things, and Pammy looked at me and said, "Annie, you just don't have that kind of time." It was so profound, it was like I was in a cartoon and somebody conked me over the head. I got it. Pammy died seven years ago.
"But I still live by her words: You don't have time to live a lie. You don't have time to get the world to approve of you. You only have the time to become the person you dream of being. You only have the time to clean out your mean and ugly spots, areas that drag you down and hurt other people. You only have the time to accept yourself as you are and start getting a little bit healthier so you can be who God needs you to be.
"In a way, it's exhilarating to say, "This is really who I am, and I'm not going to pretend just because I have the sneaking suspicion I'm not good enough." God meets you where you are."
-Mary Ann O'Roark, an interview with Anne Lamott, reprinted from Clarity magazine.
(www.homiletics.com)
Abram and Sarai didn't need to lie. God would have met them right where they were at their point of need, just like God is ready to meet you at YOUR point of need. You don't have time to live a lie, to hide your weaknesses. Paul tells us, in 2 Cor 12:9, 'But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."' And Paul goes on to say, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." So, boast in your weakness, cling to God, and watch His power over you become perfect.
Have a great day!
Allison
Today's question of the day:
Tues, Jan. 6: Fill in the blanks: “You are the _____ of the earth. . . . You are the _____ of the world.” (Matt 5) (Bonus--this the Bible Study text for tomorrow!)
And here's yesterday's question and answer:
Mon, Jan. 5: What does the rainbow after the flood symbolize? (Gen 9)
Genesis 9:12-16 12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
And here's today's reflection. . .
Thou Shalt Not Lie
Genesis 12:11-13 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know what a beautiful woman you are. 12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you."
If the only thing you knew about Abram was from the second half of Gen. 12, you'd think he was shallow, insecure, and cowardly. Not exactly the great hero of the faith we usually think of him as, right? He and Sarai conspire to lie to the government about being married; then she is "drafted" into serve for the Pharaoh, and Abram is well-taken care of by the Pharaoh because he is her "brother." They lie, thinking they are doing the the right thing--protecting themselves.
Now you know how the story ends--God afflicts the Pharaoh who figures out what's going on and he kicks them out. You'd think Abram and Sarai would learn their lessons, right? Well, I don't want to spoil your reading for Gen. 20, but let's just say this isn't the last time they lie to the governement.
Now, I could reflect a little on the role of faith in our daily living, since Abram and Sarai had just begun their great journey of faith. I could probably even come up with a good little reflection on sexual ethics, based on what Sarai ended up doing because of their decision. Instead, I found this little reflection about lies that I think is right on the mark.
"I was raised to keep all the family secrets and present myself in such a way that people would be either envious or approving. But keeping up a façade like that takes so much energy.
"When my friend Pammy was going through chemotherapy, and I asked her if the dress I was wearing made me look fat, I was making a fuss about the dumbest things, and Pammy looked at me and said, "Annie, you just don't have that kind of time." It was so profound, it was like I was in a cartoon and somebody conked me over the head. I got it. Pammy died seven years ago.
"But I still live by her words: You don't have time to live a lie. You don't have time to get the world to approve of you. You only have the time to become the person you dream of being. You only have the time to clean out your mean and ugly spots, areas that drag you down and hurt other people. You only have the time to accept yourself as you are and start getting a little bit healthier so you can be who God needs you to be.
"In a way, it's exhilarating to say, "This is really who I am, and I'm not going to pretend just because I have the sneaking suspicion I'm not good enough." God meets you where you are."
-Mary Ann O'Roark, an interview with Anne Lamott, reprinted from Clarity magazine.
(www.homiletics.com)
Abram and Sarai didn't need to lie. God would have met them right where they were at their point of need, just like God is ready to meet you at YOUR point of need. You don't have time to live a lie, to hide your weaknesses. Paul tells us, in 2 Cor 12:9, 'But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."' And Paul goes on to say, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." So, boast in your weakness, cling to God, and watch His power over you become perfect.
Have a great day!
Allison
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