Our Weakness Is Our Glory
by Norman Grubb

Battered about by our failures through self–effort, we are in danger of pointing an accusing finger at the helplessness of self. We are shamed of our weakness. We condemn ourselves for our fears, our shrinkings, our questionings. It is the commonest thing to hear Christians commiserating their feeble and foolish humanity before God. We bemoan the limitations of our flesh, as if flesh was inherently an evil thing. No, indeed. Our weakness is our glory. It is that which necessitates the indwelling of God. That is our claim on Him, as new men in Christ. If He makes weak and ignorant humans, then He must be their strength and wisdom, for He only makes empty vessels to fill them.

It is, therefore, a great release when we realize that we are meant to feel our inability. Indeed, it should be our constant reaction in every situation. When it isn’t we are on dangerous ground. It is the wisdom of God which keeps us progressing from problem to problem, from one tight corner to another.

From God Unlimited

Norman Grubb, God Unlimited