Dear brothers and sisters,
Loving greetings in the name of our Lord and
saviour Jesus Christ. Today let us see about the importance of
Getting our strength and the grace from the Lord. Many a times
we as a human being may feel very weak and not worthy to do the
service of God on this earth. But the Lord who has called us has
some definite purposes behind our calling to Him. Let us ask god
to reveal that purposes of God in our lives, so that we can fulfill
the very purposes of God in our lives. God himself knowingly called
the weak people of this earth to the service of God as in 1 Cor
1:27 to 28; “But God chose the foolish things of the world
to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame
the strong. Vs.28, He chose the lowly things of this world and
the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the
things that are,” If you ask for the reason why he has done
like this it is in I Cor.1: 29, “so that no one may boast
before him.” Also the bible says in 1 Cor 1:25, “For
the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness
of God is stronger than man's strength.” We serve the people
to whom God called us to serve only with his strength not with
ours as in 2 Cor 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 to serve you.”
Apostle Paul says that he is delighted in all types of sufferings
which he has gone through while serving the lord Jesus Christ
on this earth as in 2 Cor 12:10, “That is why, for Christ's
sake, I delight – [apostle Paul was very happy to go through
all these five different types of difficulties in life for the
name of our Lord. Since, God graciously strengthened him, enabled
him to do and fulfill the ministry.]
1. In time of weaknesses, - [2 Cor 12:9 But he said to me, "My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
"Always Jesus will reveal his strength when we are weak]
2. In time of insults, - [we must remember what the lord said
to His disciples in Mat.5:11 & 12, “great will be the
reward in heaven.]
3. In time of hardships, - [He said that no hardship can separate
us from the love of Christ as in Rom 8:35, “Who shall separate
us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution
or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?]
4. In time of persecutions, - [He said that the present sufferings
are not comparable with the future glory as in Rom 8:18]
5. In time of difficulties. – [All those who try to live
a godly life will suffer in this earth as in 2 Tim. 3:12.]
Apostle Paul says “For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
– [the human weakness cannot stop the work of God that is
why when apostle Paul was asking for the perfect healing in his
life Jesus was promising him to give his grace than total healing
in life as in 2 Cor 12:8 & 9, “Three times I pleaded
with the Lord to take it away from me. Vs.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
about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
May the Lord help each one of us to get this divine strength
from the Lord almighty so that we can keep on serve the Lord until
the Lord calls us home. Amen.
Your Web-Site Pastor,
Rev.
Dr. T. Marcus Devasahayam
Web-site: www.barodabibleclub.org
e-mail: marcusbbc@yahoo.com
Mobile: 91-9327243600 ,Church 3096882 / 5540651.
Res : 3, 2nd floor, Arpita Complex, Priyalaxmi Mills Road, Vadodara
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