哥林多後書12章7-10節
神的小僕人

經文:
7 又恐怕我因所得的啟示甚大，就過於自高，所以有一根刺加在我肉體上，就是撒但的差役要攻擊我，免得我過於自高。
8 為這事，我三次求過主，叫這剌離開我。
9 他對我說：我的恩典夠你用的，因為我的能力，是在人的軟弱上顯得完全，所以我更喜歡誇自己的軟弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。
10 我為基督的緣故，就以軟弱、凌辱、急難、逼迫、困苦為可喜樂的；因我什麼時候軟弱，什麼時候就剛強了。

保羅得到不一樣的啟示為神作工，但在他身上有一條離不開的刺，保羅自白他三次求主把這刺挪開，但上帝沒有答應他，反而在他的軟弱上，神賜下寶貝的應許，就是神的恩典永遠夠用。

保羅因此變得剛強，他的剛強
是因著他的軟弱、他對上帝的倚靠、和他對神應許的相信，叫他不誇口自己的能力。軟弱是我們的實況，沒有可能除去軟弱，只能求神的恩典夠用。

我們軟弱的本相，叫我們更加體會神恩典的真實。

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Paul had special revelation from God and he was commissioned to do great work for the Lord. Yet a thorn in his body had caused him pain and it did not go away despite he pleaded three times for its removal. God did not answer his prayer but God promised sufficient grace for him to walk through.

By then Paul became strong in his weaknesses. Why? The mystery is his trust in the Lord for His promises, his submission and perseverance. We are all weak and we can find grace while in weakness, not at times when we feel we are strong.

Weakness is our nature and we can experience the full reality of grace in our weaknesses.