In Our Weakness He Is Strong
Tim Melton
James 4:2
Think back through your life. When have you prayed the most and prayed the hardest? What was happening in your life at that time? Maybe you were passing through marital problems. Maybe you had lost your job and had no idea how you were going to provide for your family. Maybe you or someone you knew had a terminal illness. Maybe it was for the salvation of a loved one. Maybe it was because your heart had been broken or your dreams had been shattered.
I would imagine that most of us were driven to prayer because we were in a desperate situation that we could not take care of ourselves. We realized we were not smart enough. We were not rich enough. We were not strong enough. We were not good enough. . . We were just not enough. In our weakness we had to look outside of ourselves for help, so we turned to God and cried out to Him from the depths of our hearts.
Out of our weakness we turned to God. That is what happened. That is why we prayed so intensely. It reminds us of God's words when He spoke to the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9. The Apostle Paul was crying out to the Lord for help and the Lord responded, ''My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'' In other words, weakness drives us to God and in Him we find everything that we need. When, out of our desperation, we cry out to God, He responds, and his glory and power are put on display.
But why do we often turn to God as our last option? Like the disciples in the storm, in the boat, who did not wake Jesus to save them until it was almost too late. Like the woman with the issue of blood who had exhausted all of her savings on other options before bringing her situation to Christ. We trust in ourselves or in the methods of the world and when they finally are revealed as weak and insufficient, we turn to God. Oh, that we would turn to Him first.
In James 4:2 it says, ''You do not have, because you do not ask''. ...
Tim Melton
James 4:2
Think back through your life. When have you prayed the most and prayed the hardest? What was happening in your life at that time? Maybe you were passing through marital problems. Maybe you had lost your job and had no idea how you were going to provide for your family. Maybe you or someone you knew had a terminal illness. Maybe it was for the salvation of a loved one. Maybe it was because your heart had been broken or your dreams had been shattered.
I would imagine that most of us were driven to prayer because we were in a desperate situation that we could not take care of ourselves. We realized we were not smart enough. We were not rich enough. We were not strong enough. We were not good enough. . . We were just not enough. In our weakness we had to look outside of ourselves for help, so we turned to God and cried out to Him from the depths of our hearts.
Out of our weakness we turned to God. That is what happened. That is why we prayed so intensely. It reminds us of God's words when He spoke to the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9. The Apostle Paul was crying out to the Lord for help and the Lord responded, ''My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'' In other words, weakness drives us to God and in Him we find everything that we need. When, out of our desperation, we cry out to God, He responds, and his glory and power are put on display.
But why do we often turn to God as our last option? Like the disciples in the storm, in the boat, who did not wake Jesus to save them until it was almost too late. Like the woman with the issue of blood who had exhausted all of her savings on other options before bringing her situation to Christ. We trust in ourselves or in the methods of the world and when they finally are revealed as weak and insufficient, we turn to God. Oh, that we would turn to Him first.
In James 4:2 it says, ''You do not have, because you do not ask''. ...
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