10月9日
标 题：神够用的恩典
经 节：祂对我说：“我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。”所以，我更喜欢夸自己的软弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。（哥林多后书十二章9节）
人类的能力是相信基督最强大的阻力。当倚靠自己的能力、机智和知识之时，我们以为自己不用靠神，就可以掌控任何处境。我们容易把问题分成两大类：一类是需要神的帮助，另一类是我们可以自己掌控的问题。
保罗的个性相当顽固，并且拥有异常强壮的意志。当旅行到远方传扬基督的福音，他勇敢地面对愤怒的暴徒。他的前半生是以自己的能力事奉神。然而，当神得到他全心的专注，保罗必须学习去信赖神的能力，而不是自己的力量。
保罗深受一根刺折磨（哥林多后书十二：7）。不管这是一根什么样的刺，它使保罗谦卑下来。他行过许多令人难以置信的神迹，甚至使死人复活，只是他无法挪去神给他的折磨。这个折磨使他倚靠神。世人曾经看到保罗如何靠自己的力量做事，这真使人恐惧！现在神要借着保罗的生命，施展祂的大能。当保罗自以为很有能力的时候，他忽略去倚靠神的力量。保罗在自己的软弱上，只好毫无保留地信任神。
如果你自觉在某方面的能力很强，要小心！妨碍你信任神的，通常是你的优点，而不是你的缺点。神会带领你到一个极软弱的境地，这是让你能信任神的代价。不要轻看你的软弱，因为它会领你信任神的大能。
God’s
Sufficient Grace
And He
said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made
perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Human
strength is a strong deterrent to trusting in Christ. When we rely on our own
strength, resources, and knowledge, we assume we can handle situations without
help from God. We tend to divide problems into two categories: problems that we
know require God’s help and problems we think we can handle on our own. Paul
had a tenacious personality and an exceptionally strong will. He courageously
faced angry mobs as he traveled far and wide to promote the cause of Christ. He
had spent the first half of his life serving God in his own strength. However,
once God gained his attention, Paul had to learn to rely on God’s strength and
not his own.
Paul
was afflicted with a thorn in the flesh (2 Cor. 12:7). Whatever this was, it
humbled him. He had performed incredible miracles, even raising the dead, but
he could not remove the affliction that God had given him, an affliction that
made him depend on God. The world had seen what Paul could do in his own
strength, and it was horrifying! Now God wanted to exercise His power through
Paul’s life. When Paul thought he was strong, he neglected to rely upon God’s
strength. Only in his weakness did Paul trust implicitly in God.
If
you feel strong in an area of your life, beware! Often your strength, rather
than your weakness, hinders you from trusting God. God will bring you to a
point of weakness if that is what it takes to bring you to trust in Him. Do not
despise your weakness, for it leads you to trust in God’s strength.
