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John Hilton III
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Paul wrote, “To keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away” (2 Corinthians 12:7-8, NLT). We don’t know what this thorn in the flesh was—but it was definitely a weakness. It could have been a temptation, or maybe a physical limitation. Perhaps Paul struggled with his eyesight. Or it might have been an emotional ailment. Whatever it was, it was painful to Paul. He might have felt, “God, if you would just take this away from me, I could do so much more to build up your kingdom!” Have you ever felt that way? “God, if I just didn’t have to worry about money, I could focus so much more the Church’s humanitarian program.” “God, if I didn’t have this disability, I could stand by the door of the chapel and fellowship people as they came in.” “God, if this temptation were no longer a part of my life, I could be a more faithful saint.” Paul didn’t just ask the Lord, he begged the Lord to remove this weakness. And he didn’t beg only one time either. He begged on multiple occasions, “Take away my weakness!” But the Lord didn’t get rid of Paul’s weakness. Even though Paul continually pleaded for it to be taken away, he wrote, “Each time [I asked, ‘take away this thorn,’ the Lord] said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’” Paul continues, “So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses…For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10, NLT). Think about Christ’s statement to Paul: “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” Is that really true? Does Christ’s power really work best in weakness? Learn more in this #comefollowme video.