I stumbled across these verses and thought they were a great testimony to a truth that feels so unnatural to me (all the more reason to remind myself). The truth being this: that God doesn’t need me to be strong, or perfect. He only requires me to admit my helplessness and follow Him in faith. He can use me to do good works which I could not do on my own.
The first verse is from Isaiah 1:31 (ESV), where God is speaking of His enemies, those who have forsaken Him.
And the strong shall become tinder,
and his work a spark,
and both of them shall burn together,
with none to quench them.
(I can’t get over how poetic that is)
And the second is 2 Corinthians 13:3b-4 (NIV) where Paul is speaking to the believers who were demanding proof that Christ was using Paul to speak to them:
He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.
I found those verses because I was thinking about snow, and happened upon Isaiah 1:18-20. Random! =)
“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
If you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
