Monday, November 1, 2010

His Strength is Made Perfect in My Weakness

Sometimes it is so hard to understand why we are faced with the battles that come our way. One of our favorite things to say is that God will not put more on us than what we can handle. It would be great if that is what the scripture actually says. Lets take a look at that scripture. In order to understand the true meaning, we have to look at the verses before and after the one in question. It is very important to keep the scripture in context or the true meaning will be lost.

For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the fact that all of our ancestors were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea, and they all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and they all ate the same spiritual food, and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they continually drank from the spiritual Rock that went with them, and that Rock was Christ. But God wasn't pleased with most of them, and so they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things became examples for us so that we won't set our hearts on evil as they did. Let us stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play." Let us stop sinning sexually, as some of them were doing, and on a single day 23,000 fell dead. Let us stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes. You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the climax of the ages has been realized. Therefore, the person who thinks he is standing securely should watch out that he does not fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it. And so, my dear friends, keep on running away from idolatry. (1Co 10:1-14 ISV)

This scripture is clearly talking about temptation. One of the biggest problems going on in that time was idolatry. This scripture is warning against being caught up in sin. The truth is that we are all tempted to sin. But with that temptation always comes a way out. God always gives us a choice. sometimes in our own strength we are not strong enough to choose that way out but one of the tools the Holy Spirit gives us is self control. We do not use self control in our own strength but the strength given us by God.
As far as our everyday struggles go, sometimes we do have too much on us. Sometimes it is more than we can bear in our imperfect human state. But the word of God says that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. when the burden is too hard to bear, step aside. Give it to God. Let Him take care of it. Have faith that He can and He will if we trust Him to do so.
When the burdens of this life become too hard for me to bear on my own, I am encouraged to know that He can lift that burden. And He gives me His strength to make it trough anything this world can throw at me. I can do all things TROUGH CHRIST who gives me strength...and so can you.
Think about that. And be encouraged with me today!
In Christ,
Shirley

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