Thursday, May 1, 2014

GRACE 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 

My grace is sufficient for you 
Romans 3:24  ... and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

for my power 
Philippians 4:13  I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

is made perfect in weakness 
1 Corinthians 2:3  I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.
1 Kings 19:11-12  The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses 
Matthew 5:12  "Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."

in insults, in hardships 
2 Corinthians 6:4  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; ...

in persecutions 
2 Thessalonians 1:4  Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

For when I am weak, then I am strong 
2 Corinthians 13:4  For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God's power we will live with him in our dealing with you.

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