“God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”
-1 CORINTHIANS 1:27 ESV
The
Wisdom
of God teaches us differently. This Wisdom tells us that the weak things
are chosen to overcome the strong things, and power works concurrently
with weakness.
God
desires to give you power, but that power only comes through weakness.
Any power not obtained through weakness is illegitimate, no matter how
spiritual it appears. The only legitimate
power is granted to those who have been made weak. Power is birthed in
weakness. Many exude a certain “power,” but there is not the
corresponding weakness. Hence, the power only gives them an occasion for
boasting. To remedy this, God has ordained that all who would have His
power must first be weakened and made empty – we refer to this as being
“broken.” The purpose of weakness and suffering is to open the way for
His Power. The instrument God uses to weaken us is the Cross. Therefore,
the
Cross is power through weakness.
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