"The Weekly Word"

Monday, April 13, 2026

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect

in weakness. -2 Corinthians 12:9

It is truly with joy we feel the Lord makes us strong. But you know the greatest place we feel the resurrection, it’s when we’re weak. All of us really do if we’re being honest. I mean, would you really need strength, if you didn’t have weakness? Would you need any sort of helping hand, without the need for help to begin with?

Too often in this world, we are supposed to appear strong, like we have things all together, we have life figured out. Too often we must appear we have no weakness, no imperfection, no vulnerability. And yet we all know all those things are part of the journey.

Thank goodness for our Savior, someone who raises us up. Who pours out his grace so wonderfully and endlessly we can feel ourselves being filled and strengthened each and every day. It is truly a blessing for us to have Jesus to walk with us and give us life and blessing along the way. How impressive is it we don’t have to be perfect in front of Jesus or even with Jesus at our side.

So, maybe we should, in fact, give thanks for our weaknesses. And perhaps we should be willing to accept other people’s weaknesses and not expect them to always be perfect. True, we all make mistakes, but quite often, we assume those mistakes are personal affronts, especially if we feel hurt in some way.

Let us remember together, Jesus is with us, in the good and the bad. He offers grace when we’re weak and when we are strong. He pours out love when we’re feeling great, and when we’re simply down and blue.

My prayer for each of you this week is you would remember to say thanks to Jesus for being with you in all your life. Feel him raising you, just as our heavenly father raised Jesus himself long ago. Feel Jesus lifting you out of whatever weakness or mistake or down place you may be, so you can begin again or just keep going! He is always and will always do that!

To God be the glory

Pastor Brandon