Desperately Weak, Wonderfully Strong

I realized late one morning as I sat at my computer working on my writing and eating a snack that I felt stronger than ever. Immediately the thought came that in truth I was weaker than ever. I was desperately weak, but wonderfully strong.

The apostle Paul writes about boasting about his weaknesses because God’s strength is perfected in his weakness. Christ’s power is on Paul in his weakness. Paul knows he is weak apart from God. It is the Lord’s strength that pours into and through him. Paul de...