Could it be true? Is it possible that the Almighty God actually desires the debilitated? Is He
fondest of the faint? Could the Lord prefer people who are powerless?
What
then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
(Romans
9:14, NIV)
God is
fair and impartial.
OK, we get that.
The Bible says so.
He
doesn't care how great a person may be, and he pays no more attention to the
rich than to the poor. He made them all.
(Job
34:19, NLT)
For God does not show favoritism.
(Romans 2:11, NIV)
Despite what the
popular (and somewhat irritating) tee shirts say, claiming “God loves everyone,
but I’m His favorite,” the Holy One is wholly fair and adores each one of us
more than we can imagine.
Still, is there
something inherently special in God’s eyes about those who are feeble, fragile,
infirm, rickety, shaky, spent, and even wavering?
Maybe so.
After all, it is only
when we are out of gas that we may be refilled.
God
is attracted to weakness. He can’t resist those who humbly and honestly admit
how desperately they need him. Our weakness, in fact, makes room for his power.
What a great God we love, who desires nothing more than to
supply for our shortcomings, perfect our imperfections, and save us from
ourselves.
Image/s:
by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
c1596
public domain
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