Rev. Ray and Pat Amos
2 Corinthians 2:9
DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 2, 2020
“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.”
“Lord, I need you today. The task is great and I am weak, the journey is long and I am tired, the night is dark and my light flickers.” There is a voice that answers me: “But don’t you know that you are where I want you to be? My strength is in your weakness. The journey is not long for me, and I neither faint nor am weary. When you feel like you can’t go on, rest in the palm of my hand and I will carry you. Your light is weak but still stronger than the dark; and my word will shine in the path before you. We will make the journey together; I will never leave you”
Do you know when people first began to pray in the Bible? It was with the birth of a man named Enosh. “And to Seth also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.” (Genesis 4:26). Enosh means mortal or people in weakness.
Isn’t it true that in our weakest moments we pray the hardest? The Apostle Paul refused to boast in his own strength and long list of accomplishments. He found the real power was when he bowed at the feet of Jesus: “Then,” he said, “When I am weak, I am strong.”
Some of you are in the darkest time of your life, and the longest valley you have ever traveled. When troubles threaten, and trials come; when clouds hang low and hides the sun, and night is slow to greet the morning; there is help that is only a prayer away.
Don’t think that the Lord looks upon your weakness as a lack of faith. “He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.” (Isaiah 22:3). What you call weakness is great strength when placed in the hands of God. The hymn prays:
“O Lord, our strength in weakness,
We pray to Thee for grace;
For power to fight the battle,
For speed to run the race…”
Grace and Peace, Rev Ray
“Link to YouTube Video – STRENGTH – God Will Give You Strength”
