Becoming Weak

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh? — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,

Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, And will make me to walk upon my high places.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

But be not thou far off, O Jehovah: O thou my succor, haste thee to help me.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;

Know therefore that they that are of faith, the same are sons of Abraham.

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision? — read the full passage →

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.

Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.

Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him. — read the full passage →

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father’s God, and I will exalt him.

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

who through him are believers in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want. — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I burn not?

and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

and did all eat the same spiritual food;

And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

but for our sake also, unto whom it shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience’ sake:

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.