Although He was weak when He was nailed to the cross, He now lives by the power of God. We are weak, just as Christ was. But you will see that we will live by the power of God, just as Christ does. (2 Corinthians 13:4 CEV)
One of the most damaging things in the realm of
God's work, a thing which eventually leads to shame and confusion and much
sorrow, is Natural Soul Force projected by strong-willed, determined, aggressive
Christians who have not come to a spiritual state where they are able to
discriminate between stubborn indomitableness, personal determination and
resolution, and which is altogether another thing: spiritual grace in
endurance, perseverance, and Divine in-strengthening. The Lord has often to break
the former to make place for the latter. Do not talk about Paul's wonderful will
to go through. Let Paul talk to you about the Lord's wonderful grace to
continue.
Whenever a man or a woman really recognizing
the truth that Calvary means the end of "I" commits himself or herself to the
Lord to work it out, the flame of the sword will come round to the point where
that "flesh" would seek to enter into the realm where the first Adam no longer
has any standing. The features of a personal strength of will are hardness,
coldness, death, resentment of interference, suspicion of rivals, intolerance of
obstructers, detachment, independence, secretiveness, heat, etc. While spiritual
strength is always marked by love, warmth, life, fellowship, openness,
confidence, and trust in the Lord.... At the end, in the Revelation, the dragon, the whole power of Satan is overthrown by the Lamb. The Lamb is the synonym for weakness and yieldingness. If the weakness of God can do this mighty destruction, what can His strength not do? Paul says of Christ that "He was crucified through weakness," and, he adds,
"we also are weak with Him." Yes, but he also says, "by the Cross He triumphed."
Triumphed through weakness!