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40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 21

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 21

Blessed is the One with a Thorn

by Golebilwe Mathabatha

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2 Corinthians 12

7But to keep me from being puffed up with pride because of the many wonderful things I saw, I was given a painful physical ailment, which acts as Satan's messenger to beat me and keep me from being proud. 8Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away. 9But his answer was: “My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. 10I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10GNBOpen in Bible reader

A thorn is a gift Paul is given, so that he may not become prideful, but rather remain knowing that he is simply a vessel in the hands of God. Blessed is the One who stays grounded in God. We can therefore give thanks for the thorns in our life, for God’s grace is sufficient for us.

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