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2 Corinthians 12:9
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 about
my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest
on me.
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February 23
Grace is Sufficient
We often think of Paul as a super Christian who
did everything that God expected of him and
never suffered any disappointments in life
because God blessed him. But Paul suffered
from physical problems that he begged the Lord
to take away. And God refused him.
We don't know exactly what Paul's ailment was.
Some have suggested that his eyesight was
failing. It could have complications due
to being beaten and left for dead, being
shipwrecked three times, or sitting in cold,
dark prisons. Or it could have been any
number of other things, Paul just refers to it
as his "thorn in the flesh."
Paul's ailment caused him to rely on God's power
and not his own. Every time Paul tried to
do something but couldn't he was reminded that
God was in control. If God wanted him to
do something, He would provide a way for it to
happen.
These reminders caused Paul to boast about
something that most people would complain about.
They were constant reminders of God's goodness
when God provided ways of working around his
physical short comings. And they were also
a reminder not to grumble because things could
be worse.
Paul had God's grace and that's all that he
needed to accomplish whatever God gave him to
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