THE POWER OF WEAKNESS

November 7

THE POWER OF WEAKNESS

Psalms 34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

It is easier for weak people to give glory to God. Anything they do requires reliance on God. They are conscious and aware of their weaknesses, so they have to learn to pray and depend on God. It is not the same for the man with a lot of natural abilities. Be they physical, mental or intellectual, he is more able to  rely upon his own strength and more apt in forgetting to give God the glory for any victories in his life.

Regardless of his abilities, the true man of God does not exalt his own power. He does not promote his own goodness, nor does he push his own authority. The true Christ devotee does not project his own self in any way, but in all things is dependant on, and gives glory to his Lord. This in turn, becomes a great testimony to those around him who are of a humble nature, and who also seek to glorify God for His wonderful deeds, rather than to feed their human pride on man’s prowess’s.

As a good reminder of this principle, let us remember the end of the Israeli king who, after giving an anointed speech did not give the glory to God but to his own self:

Acts 12:21-23 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.