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When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong by Karrie Hahn
"For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Cor. 12:10). Paul's statement here seems to make no sense—or, worse, appears to be a contradiction. After all, weakness and strength are opposites. Whether it's our physical bodies, our cognitive abilities, our emotional health, or our socioeconomic position, we understand that strength in these areas is good and that weakness is bad. But as with many other things in the kingdom of God, what seems to be a contradiction is actually a paradox in God's redemptive plan (see, for example, the Beatitudes in Matt. 5:1–12). What does 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 teach about how God views weakness and strength, and how can its truths be manifested in our own lives to His glory and our good?
Many Believe in Him, But Don't Believe Him by Becky Dvorak
Do you believe in the power of faith to receive miracles? Or does your human reasoning resist God's supernatural ways? Do you readily surrender to His Spirit? Or do you lock arms against Him? There are many Christians today that believe in Jesus, but they don't believe Him. They believe just enough to receive eternal life in Heaven but shun abundant life while on this earth. And then they wonder where God in their time of need is. For a large sector of God's people, it is more comfortable for them to say this sickness or disease comes from God, then to trust in His word and declare, "By His stripes we are healed." Many would rather live a precarious spiritual life, then abide in the safety of the Almighty. But when calamity comes, and it does come on this fallen earth they shake their fist at God and ask, "Why?"
The First Artist the Bible Ever Named and What That Means for You by Jurri Schenck
If someone asked you to name the most anointed, Spirit-filled individual in the entire Old Testament, who would come to mind? Abraham, the father of faith? Moses, the deliverer of Israel? David, the man after God's own heart? Those are all remarkable answers. But what if I told you that the first person in all of Scripture to be explicitly described as filled with the Spirit of God was an artist? His name was Bezalel — and his story carries a revelation for every creative person, every minister, and every believer who has ever wondered whether God truly cares about beauty, craftsmanship, and the arts.
