Weakness: Collective & Singular (TMF:1756)

Monday, January 03, 2022
Peace to Live By: Weakness: Collective & Singular (TMF:1756) - Daniel Litton
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       Paul talks here of the weakness of the collective group of believers, for the word weakness is in the singular. We are in weaknesses as Christians and all of these together are the collective weakness. We all have individual weaknesses in our lives. That’s just the way it works, as Paul said. As long as we are in this world, we are going to have weaknesses. And it’s significant for us to realize that is okay for us to accept the fact that we have these weaknesses, whatever they are. Paul had weaknesses. Remember? He told the Corinthian church: ““For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ESV). Yes, God works best in our weaknesses. And why is that? Because then God gets the glory. We cannot and should not expect ourselves to perform perfectly in our lives without any weakness manifesting itself at all. Not only is that not realistic, but it also set us up for disappointment and being too hard on ourselves.