Lifepoint Church Delaware
In this message we study at 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 in an effort to understand how the most challenging seasons in life are often opportunities to experience the grace and power of Jesus like never before.
Weakness causes us to rely on God’s power.
2 Corinthians 12:7 ESV
God uses Satan to accomplish his GOOD purposes.
God’s objectives are multiple:
a. God’s objective is to humble.
2 Corinthians 12:8-9a: Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (ESV)
b. God’s objective is to make you a showcase for Jesus’ power.
2 Corinthians 9b-10: Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (ESV)
c. God’s objective is to reveal our desperate need for the cross.