Only the Weak Survive!

By David J. Stewart

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong" —2nd Corinthians 12:10

       The world has it all wrong. Both Elvis Presley and Bryan Adams sang a song titled, "Only The Strong Survive."  There's even a movie with the same title. We hear propaganda from military recruiters about being "Army strong." Then there's Charles Darwin's, The Origin of Species, which theorizes about "natural selection," i.e., only the strong survive. 

The Bible, God's Word, teaches that God's strength is made perfect by our weakness. It was the mighty preacher Dwight L. Moody who said:

"God had no children too weak, but a great many too strong to make use of." —Dwight L. Moody

God doesn't need your talent, knowledge, money, connections, or brilliance—He wants your heart. 

"God stands in no need of our strength or wisdom, but of our ignorance, of our weakness; let us but give these to Him, and He can make use of us in winning souls." —Pastor D.L. Moody

God is looking for a few weak men. Are you weak enough to be used of God? 

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me" —2nd Corinthians 12:9