“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness”  2 Corinthians 12:9 Weakness – My God is the God of the sick.  “I don’t feel so good,” said my daughter.  She had the flu.  Her body struggled to maintain health against the virus that wanted to disrupt normal systems.  That’s a…

“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness”  2 Corinthians 12:9 Is perfected – God never does anything without a purpose.  He is not the author of random acts of kindness.  He has a goal in mind.  That is exactly what He means with this word (teleioutai):  to reach the…

“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness”  2 Corinthians 12:9 Power – Are you interested in your ability or in God’s ability?  That’s the thought here.  God tells Paul that He is able; that He is capable.  The word Paul chooses is the root of our English word dynamic…

“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness”  2 Corinthians 12:9 Grace – Why would we ever think that grace is enough?  Don’t we still have to pay the bills, feed the kids, mow the lawn, go to work and do all the million and one things that make up…

“My grace is sufficient for you for my power is perfected in weakness”  2 Corinthians 12:9 Sufficient – We start a new year with insufficiencies.  There are undoubtedly many things on your “needs” list.  Rest.  Resources.  Money.  Motivation (for all those New Year’s resolutions).  Love.  Liberty.  Paul faced an insufficiency too.  Something that was very…