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September 11, 2023 at 9:10 am
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Weakness Making you Strong
Spiritual blessings are more important than physical ones. Paul thought he could be a better Christian if he were relieved of his weakness, but just the opposite was true. “Faith healers” who preach that sickness is a sin have a hard time with this chapter.
It’s not uncommon to hear others say, and to find oneself saying, things like this: “If I wasn’t such a quiet person, then I think God would make much more use of me than he does.” Funnily enough, somebody else in the room is saying of themselves, “If I were just a little quieter and not as boisterous as I am, I think I might be more useful to God.” Another is saying, “If my circumstances were only brighter, then I think I would be increasingly useful. If my health were only a little better, if my mind were only a little quicker…” And so it goes on. “If I were not”—to quote Paul in earlier verses —“if I were not such an old clay pot, if I were something other than I am, then in the discovery of this new person, then I think I would be the kind of useful individual that God looks for his kingdom.” ~ Alistair Begg
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