Day 17: Power Rests in Weakness
Breaking Bread — 31-Day Devotional Journey
Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 1:5-7
Teacher Nina Barnett shares from 2 Corinthians 12:9 on grace, weakness, and God’s sustaining strength.
Scripture speaks directly to moments when relief does not arrive as expected. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God responds to weakness not by removing it, but by revealing grace that sustains within it. The passage declares, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness,” establishing that divine power operates where human ability reaches its limit. This truth confronts common assumptions about strength, which often equate confidence, ease, or visible capacity with success.
Instead, Scripture reveals that God’s power reaches completion in places of dependency. The word perfect in 2 Corinthians 12:9 speaks of fulfillment and completion, not flawlessness. God’s strength is actively accomplished in the very areas perceived as deficient. Weakness does not interrupt God’s work; it becomes the environment where His power finishes what He intends. Grace is not postponed for a future moment of strength, but supplied for the present reality of limitation.
Enduring in weakness becomes an act of faith that trusts God’s purpose beyond immediate understanding. What may appear to disqualify instead becomes the setting where God’s power is most clearly displayed, sustained, and completed.
KEY INSIGHT
“What I call a weakness, God calls the place where His power chooses to rest.”
REFLECTION
Where are you currently experiencing limitation or weakness, and how are you choosing to trust God’s sustaining grace to complete His work in that place today?