I’m a little suspicious of those commercials where some 50-year-old fella claims to be in the best shape of his life. But maybe that’s just because I’m not.
I can still run a few miles, and I can bike a few more. But I’m not nearly as strong as I used to be.
Maybe that’s a good thing. The weaker I become, the more I rely on Jesus. And the more I rely on Jesus, the more I realize how weak I really am.
And the more I realize my weakness, the more I depend on His strength.
Once we were dead in our sin. It doesn’t get a lot weaker than that.
"But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved! So, you and I don’t have to regret the fact that we’re not as strong, or as fast, or as pretty as we once were. Now we can boast about our weaknesses so that the power of Christ can work through us.
In Christ, we really are in the best shape of our lives.
[Scott Underwood]
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Ephesians 2:1 ... And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Ephesians 2:4-5 ... But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
2 Corinthians 12:9 ... 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. ❤
