03/12/2023
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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
//“But he said to me,”
God’s Word to the Apostle Paul was authoritative and inspired Paul to write infallible Scripture. One of the things God spoke to Paul was this particular Word, spoken in response to “unanswered” prayer from Paul. Sometimes when God doesn’t answer, it is because his answer is, “No.”
“My grace is sufficient for you,”
How wonderful to receive the grace of God. We need nothing else. In this case, God is explaining that even if he is not going to deliver Paul of thisI “weakness,” it does not mean that God has no grace for Paul. This grace was first manifested in his salvation of Paul on the road to Damascus. In this case, God is saying that his salvation was all that Paul truly needed, and also that God would give him the grace to weather this “weakness.”
“for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
It is sometimes misunderstood as being a weakness in some sin. This is not probable. More likely it is some physical ailment, but there is no way to know for certain. If Paul were talking about sin then he would be guilty of what others are accusing him of saying, “What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase” (Ro 6:1)?
“Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
Paul lists “insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties,” (2 Cor 12:10) as, and along with his weaknesses that he will boast in for the sake of glorifying God for the power of Christ to rest upon him. Paul has found the secret to the Christian life. He has died to himself and lives unto God for the sake of Christ. Any weakness in his flesh will serve to bring God more glory as Paul accepts what God has for him with great trust in his plan and his goodness.//
》》God will not
