Read Text: 2 Corinthians 12:9
Paul’s Strength Thru Grace What did God mean when he told Paul, his grace was sufficient, and his strength was made perfect in Paul’s weakness. That moment in 2 Corinthians 12:9 is one of the most profound revelations of divine grace and human limitation.
When God tells Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness,” He’s flipping the script on how we typically understand strength. Paul had been pleading for relief from a “thorn in the flesh”—something painful, humbling, and persistent. But instead of removing it, God offers something better: grace that sustains, not just rescues. The idea is that God’s power doesn’t just compensate for our weakness—it thrives in it.
When we’re at the end of ourselves, when our strength is gone, that’s when His strength is most visible and most transformative. It’s as if God is saying, “You don’t need to be strong for Me to work. In fact, your weakness is the very stage on which My power shines brightest.” Paul embraces this truth, choosing to boast in his weakness so that Christ’s power might rest on him. Weakness isn’t a disqualifier; it’s an invitation for divine strength to take center stage.
God is telling Paul you already have more than enough of me in you, my Grace is enough. The phrase "Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world" is a quote from the Bible, specifically 1 John 4:4. It expresses the belief that the power of God within a believer is greater than any external force or influence. This means that God's presence and power in a person's life is stronger than any challenge or adversity they might face.