61. The Holy Spirit: Our Helper in Weakness

Send us Fan MailBut he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” God’s grace is sufficient to sustain us, and His power is most evident when we acknowledge our weakness and depend on Him fully.  (2 Corinthians 12:9)Thomas Goodwin states, “The Spirit is the promise of Christ’s presence. Though Christ is in heaven, the Spirit is Christ with us, supplying us with all grace in our hour of need.” (The Work of the Holy Spirit, Reformation Heritage Books, p. 98)Psalm 73:26; “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”cThough human strength and resolve may falter, God is our unchanging source of strength and ultimate satisfaction.Richard Sibbes; “As a mother is tenderest to the weakest child, so does Christ most mercifully incline His Spirit to strengthen the weakest believers.” (The Bruised Reed, Banner of Truth, p. 32)