In our weaknesses

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
(2Co 12:9-10 KJV)


As Christians, we often have the convoluted idea that we need to present ourselves to the world as "perfect", that we need to hide our blemishes behind smiles and our struggles behind praise songs. We have to have an impeccable testimony, we have to do what is absolutely right and show how our Christian lifestyles are full of joy.

It isn't like that. We don't need to make ourselves into saint or portray ourselves as "enhanced beings". The fact is, as Christians, we were sinners and He saved us. We remain "sinners saved by grace," transformed each day by His power. The sins and struggles, the difficulties and distresses are inalienable parts of our testimony, for when we are truly honest and we cry out to God and God alone to deliver us, can be have the testimonies of overcomers.

We don't need to boast of our strength, our humility, our sinlessness. Let our boast be Jesus and Him alone. Let our weaknesses be testimonies to the undeserved grace and resurrection, redeeming power of Christ.

Let us show God strong when we are weak. 

There needs to be bluntness, honesty and candour, rather than the all-too-common unreality, false hype and facades we feel we need to put up.



The world doesn't need Christ because Christians are an elite breed of superhumans, the world needs Christ because we are all born sinners, weak, fallible and all too human. We are just like everyone else, have the same struggles as all men. Hey, even Jesus was tempted on all points like we are!

We need to be real about temptations, about struggles, whether it is in Christian leadership or amongst Christians. We need authenticity and this kind of relevance and practicality in the church, an openness about individual struggles.

Furthermore, we need to witness the salvation of Christ by showing who we are and were, and who He supernaturally made us be. If we were not sick, then we cannot have been healed by Him. If we were not sinners, then we have no need of redemption.


When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
(Mar 2:17 KJV)