When I Am Weak, Then Am I Strong

By A. W. Tozer

. . . For when I am weak, then am I strong.
                                -   ­  1 Corinthians 12:10

  Everything  we need  is found in  Jesus Christ, the Son
of God ­- and I think it is fair to say that we can never use
all of the spiritual power and victory He is able to provide.
He is all the guilty sinner needs and He is more than the
fondest expectations of the loftiest saint!

   If we are going to stand up for Jesus, it is good for us to
 remember how strong He is ­ and how weak we are!  I
 settled this long ago. I tell you I have talked to God more
 than I have talked to anyone else and my conferences
 with Him have been longer than with anyone else.

       I have told Him: "Now, Lord, if I say what I know in
 my heart I should say, and if I do what I know I should
 do,  I will be in trouble with people and with groups."

   Then after praying more, I have said: "Almighty Lord,
 I accept this with my eyes open! I will not run. I will not
 hide. I will dare to stand up because I am on your side
 and I know that when I am weak, then I am strong!"

   So, I don't let anyone praise me and I try not to pay
 attention to those who would blame me, for I am only a
 servant of the holiest man that ever walked the streets
 of Jerusalem ­ and they called Him a devil!

   This is how I have learned to stand fast for Christ, and
 for all that He is to His own!

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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.