His Power in My .Weaknesses

"That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
2 Cor 12:10

Paul described himself (and us) as merely jars of clay (2 Cor 4:7). According to Dr Tan Siang Yang of Fuller Seminary, jars of clay in Paul's time were the cheapest of the containers used. They were akin to the styro-foam boxes that we use for take-aways today.

He used it to aptly describe us! By our self, we are like dirt. But more importantly, Paul used it to magnify our weaknesses, that we have no power whatsoever in us. But the moment we acknowledge the presence of the Lord and allow Him to have His way in us, we are transformed.

Jesus is the "treasure" that Paul referred to. With Him in us, the power of God shines through and triumph in very situation. We may be "hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." (2 Cor 4:8-9)

Paul realized his weaknesses. More importantly, he realized that when he acknowledged his weaknesses, he allowed God's power to manifest. That conviction led him to say “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

Beloved, ask the Holy Spirit to help us to constantly realize that we are like jars of clay, that which can and will be transformed by the in filling of the Holy Spirit. And when that happens, we will reflect God's power and glory.

God bless.

Steven