God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Let's focus on God's sufficient grace rather than the thorn in our flesh.
I pleaded with God countless times over the years to remove "the thorn in my flesh," but God responded, saying, "My grace is sufficient for you." While I desired the complete removal of "the thorn in my flesh," God allowed it for the purpose of preventing me from becoming excessively proud. If I didn't have this thorn in my flesh, how much more arrogant might I have become?
From now on, instead of focusing on "the thorn in my flesh," I want to direct my attention to God's sufficient grace, generously bestowed upon me in the midst of that thorn. I humbly aim to embrace and enjoy God's abundant grace, acknowledging not only my weaknesses but also boasting in them, so that I may experience God's power even more (2 Cor. 12:7-9).
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