"Power is made perfect in weakness," 2 Corinthians 12:9.
Whose power? Jesus'. Weakness perfects Jesus' power. How so? Weakness showcases grace. When human action and potential have depleted to nothing, what sustains and drives capacity? God. God alone. When human weakness wipes us out face down onto the ground, what picks us up? Grace. God's generosity. God's goodness. God's desire. God's will. God's purpose. Nothing else remains than to start the next sentence with: If it had not been for the Lord ... we'd've been swallowed alive. The weakness of Jesus' cross became God's power for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Sky kingdom.
Finding a brother or sister today, we boast in nothing else than the cross of Christ. And, together, we praise God for grace that perfectly powers the new creation.
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