“The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!”  Psalm 99:1

Praise be to you, Lord God, the holy One, our sovereign King. Praise you that I can give thanks in all things, knowing that you reign, allowing/bringing to us what is good. Thank you for last night’s interrupted sleep, the restless legs, the disturbing dreams, waking up often, being dried out and the resulting grogginess this morning. All this reminds me of my weakness, my inability to regulate even how well I sleep.

In reality, there is not much that I can control, just a tiny sphere of “power” where I can make decisions, but not fully determine their outcomes. I can choose to go to bed early, but what comes afterwards is not in my hands.

Actually to be weak, and embrace that fact, is good, it is honorable because it brings honor to God, for He said, “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Therefore to be weak is something to rejoice in, to delight in, to praise about (talk about supernatural thinking!). It is a chance to give God glory, to live by faith, to be a channel of power, a spring of grace, a beacon of hope, a demonstration of goodness, a witness of the One true God to all those around us.

We are to follow the example of Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:10 "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.” Embracing our weakness, boasting in it is the way for Christ’s power coming into our lives! Counter-intuitive, God’s thinking, not ours. Let us join Him in it.

Picture: The lamb may be weak, but in the powerful arms of the shepherd is surrounded by power.